The scales of balance have tipped, threatening the world and all who live upon it.

Now the fear is that the scale could tip too far the other way, with shortages of some crops resulting.

The scales of balance are tipping, but they have not yet been upset.

I've been fighting a battle here for eight years and the scales have tipped in the other side's favor.

At this point he was beginning to think that the scale might just be tipping the other way.

The scale would tip with Gareth, and where in hell was he?

Maybe the scales had not yet tipped in the devil's direction, but the balance was delicate.

Delegates cited different moments when, for them, the scales tipped.

The king threw his entire body on the scale and even then the scales tipped in favor of the dove.

At this point the scales tipped decisively against the insurgents.