Example sentences of "strike the right balance " in BNC.

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1 Only a handful of luxury groups have struck the right balance between mass-marketing and exclusivity .
2 By and large , John Caird 's new production at the Swan Theatre , Stratford-upon-Avon , strikes the right balance .
3 Our new argument for the political virtues of conventionalism uses these distinctions to show why the line this theory draws between cases decided by law and cases calling for judicial legislation strikes the right balance between predictability and flexibility .
4 How can we strike the right balance between steering discussion down a prescribed path and recognizing that apparently divergent responses may contain considerable learning potential ?
5 In the first of the Planning Policy Guidance documents published in January 1988 the government stated that the planning system ‘ should be efficient , effective and simple in conception and operation to facilitate much needed development and to strike the right balance between that development and the interests of conservation .
6 The problem is to know how to strike the right balance .
7 On the other hand , such bodies are , of course , acting to further the public interest , and it has not always proved easy to strike the right balance between independence and public accountability .
8 In the fund raising and marketing department we will endeavour to strike the right balance between having the most cost- effective membership scheme and safeguarding the needs of our existing members .
9 We conclude that a project such as this needs to strike the right balance between , on the one hand setting criteria and a code of practice which wills structure and direct developments in participating institutions , and , on the other , permitting each institution appropriate independence and room for initiative and discretion .
10 It takes both sensitivity and experience to strike the right balance , especially for special occasions when the right language and music for a particular situation or mood are crucial .
11 So it is not easy to strike the right balance between over-control by central government and the consequent stifling of local initiative , and too little check on local action resulting in serious neglect of some social needs .
12 He has taken steps to alleviate the problem of attitude but it is n't always easy to strike the right balance .
13 This is a matter of considerable importance : failure to strike the right balance will all too frequently lead to disruption and discontent .
14 The majority verdict is that Seve 's handiwork is difficult but fair , and tournament director , Andy McFee , aims to keep it that way by utilising a variety of tees , including some of the ladies ' , to strike the right balance .
15 Few now want to follow Philadelphia 's lead and cut museums off from the public purse altogether — a policy that would surely up-end the Met 's unrivalled success at striking the right balance between showbiz and the unworldly .
16 Striking the right balance is getting harder all the time as banking grows devilishly complicated , crossing borders and time-zones , spawning new products , using computers to bewitch and bewilder .
17 The integrity of its conception of procedural due process insists that trial procedures that are counted as striking the right balance between accuracy and efficiency in enforcing some part of the law be recognized throughout , taking into account differences in the kind and degree of moral harm an inaccurate verdict imposes .
18 Striking the right balance between continuity and change undoubtedly holds the key to Courtaulds Italia 's future .
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