But if supply and demand are in close balance (as they were in the oil market), even very small changes in either component can lead to large price shifts.
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Budgets are in surplus or close to balance, providing more scope for fiscal stimulus to support growth.
Germany's EU partners reckon that a country with a budget close to balance and a big current-account surplus could do more.
The consolidated budget, local and federal together, was close to balance.
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They argue that, barring an immediate collapse in oil prices, Venezuela will be close to fiscal balance this year.
Merkel and her coalition partners hadn't reneged on their tax-cutting campaign promises and raised VAT and other taxes in a bid to stay close to budget balance.
It was the invention not of a journalist, but of a leading business lobbyist with a close grasp of the balance-sheet realities for companies in the manufacturing, retail, education and tourism sectors.
There are nearly 70 million Roman Catholics in the United States, about 20 percent of the electorate, and they can tip the balance in a close contest.
Dragons fly-half Jason Tovey kicked a penalty as the second-half came to a close to leave the contest finely balance.
The monthly on-balance volume is very close to the March highs, and is well above its WMA and support (line c).
No other country, not even America, comes close to matching Britain's trade balance in finance.
The monthly on-balance volume (OBV) should close above its WMA this week, which is a positive sign.
In America, Britain, Japan and Switzerland they have pushed short-term interest rates to, or close to, zero and vastly expanded their balance-sheets by buying debt.
The writer states that more than once, at close quarters with them, he lost his balance and that the effect is both sickening and fun, in a roller-coaster kind of way.
The daily on-balance volume (OBV) is very close to its October lows, and is acting weaker than prices.
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His union is opposed to the current version of the House bill, which gives the Postal Service wide leeway to close post office branches and make employee cuts to balance its budget.
The future of Lincoln Prison hangs in the balance after a meeting to discuss plans to close it.
The Declaration encourages establishment of digital preservation models that close the existing gaps in institutional regulatory frameworks, and balance access with privacy and due consideration of for ownership and control of indigenous cultural heritage and traditions, as well as pay necessary attention to the training of information professionals on digital preservation.
Close to a majority say we will not be able to balance the budget anytime soon.
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Likewise, the bear market in equities in the developed world has wiped out trillions of dollars in valuation, resulting in rising savings rates as consumers, especially those close to a wanted retirement, try to repair their leaking balance sheets.
The government wants corporate balance-sheets to become more open and conglomerates to close some of their myriad subsidiaries.
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Maryland couldn't balance its budget last year, so the state tried to close the shortfall by fleecing the wealthy.
Investors should pay close attention, because this is the main risk that could tilt the balance of how sugammadex is used.
The daily on-balance volume (OBV) is also above its WMA and a close above the resistance at line e, would confirm a bottom.
He also grabbed seven rebounds to go along with five assists, keeping his team close for long stretches by contorting his body for acrobatic layups and off-balance jumpers.
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Now "close to capacity", alternative receptor sites have been identified to house the "balance of the populations" still left at the London Gateway port site.
To re-establish a healthy balance of supply and demand, an estimated 21 gigawatts of existing factories will close by 2015, said Shyam Mehta, author of the report.
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The on-balance volume (OBV) is stronger as it has moved above its WMA and is close to next resistance at line f.
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