balancing the books
Example Sentences
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NHS managers said they were between a "rock and a hard place" trying to juggle balancing the books with tackling the hospital backlog, which currently stands at 7.4 million.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 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
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
This is not about taxation, and it's not about balancing the books.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
I was occupied in balancing the books of Her Majesty the Queen.
