Yet if they fail to pass a budget that moves toward balance, they risk looking like weasels on their prime campaign promise.

Mr. Clinton emphasized today that, despite such new spending, his budget was headed toward balance by the year 2002.

The Republican impetus toward balance is needed for continued prosperity.

"This is not moving us toward structural balance," Ms. Messinger said.

So any movement toward balance was bound to lead to less government spending, which is the main conservative goal.

Currently, most segregation occurs across school districts as large cities have moved significantly toward racial balance among their schools.

That means waiting until the budget is headed toward fiscal balance and the economy has rewarded such prudence by lowering interest rates.

"I believe," he said, after a time, "that a kiss would do much toward balance."

It conceptualizes the cognitive consistency motive as a drive toward psychological balance.

Set moderate drinking limits and start weekly "small steps" toward balance and moderation in other areas of your life.