balancing the books
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Since winning power in a landslide last summer, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his finance minister Rachel Reeves have made balancing the books a priority.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
Since winning power in a landslide last summer, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his finance minister Rachel Reeves have made balancing the books a priority.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
Chelsea will need to keep raising funds, either through player sales, increased commercial deals or prize money, to keep balancing the books over the length of their new signings' long contracts.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023
But balancing the books also requires increasing rates.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023
Personally, I wasn't a fool—I was just hooked; I knew perfectly well she was busy playing us off against one another, and probably having a good time balancing the books.
From Let'Em Breathe Space by Del Rey, Lester
