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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
counterbalance . - adjective Having a counterbalance
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Examples
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Though it appeared better calculated to exclude the warm rays of the sun, than to keep out the cold; a cheerful fire within counterbalanced the evil; and I was seated opposite to a good natured squaw, and two or three children.
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It's naturally "counterbalanced" by their one Democrat even more concerned for the center than Rosen or Bai, Noah Feldman on differences among orthodox Jews.
Quote Of The Day 2009
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The study noted that not ethanol only produces 70 percent of the energy generated by gasoline and added that not all CO2 is "counterbalanced" in the process.
unknown title 2009
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Parents should be on the lookout for goals that may be improperly anchored or counterbalanced at their child's school, field or playground.
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The freebies are counterbalanced with brutal crackdowns on opposition leaders that include arrests and torture, he says.
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Anything which takes away from any freedom must be counterbalanced by benefit.
Nick Joy: Why Genetically Modified Salmon Affects My Rights as a Citizen Nick Joy 2010
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It is likely that the worsening income distribution in both countries may have had something to do with it, so that increased demand from high-income groups is counterbalanced by reduced demand from poorer sections.
The truth about the global demand for food | Jayati Ghosh 2011
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This has always been the Steve Jobs contract with the world: Whatever chaos and pain he produces will be more than counterbalanced by the benefits of being within his zone.
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Here's the thing about the Oct. 30 Jon Stewart rally: Sure, it's satirizing rallies like Glenn Beck's, notes Paul Farhi -- but it's also an awful lot like a Glenn Beck rally, with its claim on high-minded non-partisan themes counterbalanced by superstar partisan guests.
Read this: The Jon Stewart rally analyzed The Reliable Source 2010
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The freebies are counterbalanced with brutal crackdowns on opposition leaders that include arrests and torture, he says.
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