The outcome of the election for the presidency of the United States may hang in the balance.

She's attractive, well financed, and the outcome still hangs in the balance.

For a split moment the outcome hung balanced, ready to fall either way.

The civil war lasted for a year and the outcome hung in the balance.

The outcome hung in the balance and no man knew how the general battle was going.

The outcome hangs in the balance down to the last page of this dynamic story.

Now, the outcome of the war could hang on the airlift.

The outcome of the season typically hangs on how they define a playoff foul - and by whom.

The outcome of the game hung on whether it could be promoted to a queen or not.

During the negotiations, a good outcome hung in the balance for a long time, but the agreement we now have is, I think, a tenable one.