delicate balance

Examples (10)

• Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island.
• The peace talks require a delicate balance between compromise and national interest.
• He struggled to maintain the delicate balance between his demanding job and family life.
• A successful marriage depends on a delicate balance of independence and togetherness.
• The central bank is trying to strike a delicate balance between controlling inflation and stimulating growth.
• The human body maintains a delicate balance of hormones and chemicals to function properly.
• There's a delicate balance between building self-confidence and fostering humility in a child.
• Any new legislation will have to respect the delicate balance of power within the coalition government.
• The novel achieves a delicate balance between humor and tragedy.
• Life itself is a delicate balance of holding on and letting go.