a balancing act

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a balancing/juggling act

a difficult situation in which you try to achieve several different things at the same time It's so exhausting having to perform the balancing act between work and family. Keeping both sides in the dispute happy was a difficult juggling act which required an extraordinary degree of diplomacy.

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Political stability in Iran has always depended on a balancing act among three main factors including the "military barracks, the mosque and the bazaar," Rafik Khoury, editor-in-chief of the local daily AL ANWAR, said Friday. Iran-politics by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon) Diana can do a balancing act in almost any circumstance BALANCING ACTS is the name of the new business set up by Diana Slocombe who can find you a cleaner, your children a good nursery, somebody to walk the dog - or just an electrician who can be relied on to turn up on time. Claire's got the time to organise; living & family by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) A balancing act is required so the government now wants to hold rises to around the rate of inflation. Voice Of The Daily Mirror: Tough lesson by The Mirror (London, England)			'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all a babe in the woods a baby boomer a back-handed compliment a backroom boy a backseat driver a bad apple a bad egg A bad workman blames his tools a bag lady a bag of bones a baker's dozen a balancing act a ball and chain a ball-breaker a ballpark estimate a balls-up a banana republic a banana skin a Band-Aid a bang up job a baptism by fire a bargaining chip a basket case a battle of nerves a battle of wills a battle of wits a battle royal a bean counter a bear hug a beast of burden a bed of roses a belly laugh a Bible-basher a big ask a big cheese a big deal a big fish			A B C book a babe in the woods a baby boomer A Baby's Best Friend a back-handed compliment a backroom boy a backseat driver a bad apple a bad egg a bad taste in mouth a bad taste in mouth a bad taste in mouth a bad taste in mouth a bad taste in the mouth a bad taste in the mouth a bad taste in the mouth a bad taste in the mouth a bad time A bad workman blames his tools a bag lady a bag of bones a bag of nerves a bag of nerves a bag of nerves a bag of nerves A Bag of Winds A Bag of Winds A baker's dozen A baker's dozen A Balanced Curriculum a balancing act a ball and chain a ball-breaker A balladeer a ballpark estimate a ballpark figure a balls-up a banana republic a banana skin A band A band A band A band A band A Band Called Pain a Band-Aid a bang up job a baptism by fire a baptism of fire A Barbadian's Head a bargaining chip a bargaining counter à bas A Baseline Weight Estimate A Basic Citizen's Definitive Electronic Freedom Guide A Basic Course in Dvorak A Basic Yorktown Security System a basket case A battery A battery

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