scales
Example Sentences
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Proponents say the state offers a host of other benefits for trusts—including protection of assets from creditors and the ability to last forever—that tip the scales in its favor.
Cause and effect run across many scales at once, from ion channels to dendrites to circuits to whole-brain dynamics, and these levels do not behave like independent modules stacked in layers.
From Science Daily
Lewis insisted the restructured board was designed to even the scales — between the parties and between the governor and the legislature.
From Salon
On Thursday, he weighed in at exactly 245, while Paul tipped the scales at 216, up from his usual 200 at cruiserweight.
Paul stepped on the scales calmly before breaking into a brief, animated and somewhat confusing tirade.
From BBC
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