But for this the balance tilts the other way.

And soon, he says, the balance will tilt toward the Web site, as the cost of the site's payroll rises steadily.

But the balance can easily tilt back again.

Sam knows the balance is tilting already, but I don't think it's dawned on him what he's weighing in the balance.

James has changed all this, and I'm rather enjoying the way the balance in our friendship tilts slightly the other way.

Is it a check, or is it the moment when the balance tilts?

If our enemies even think the balance is tilting," he concluded, "they will gain heart.

Without them, the balance of power would tilt the other way.

In partisan terms, the balance will probably not tilt much.

But the balance between old and new has long been tilting to the old, and the problem is getting worse.