Over time, an equilibrium of joining and breaking is reached, but where that equilibrium lies depends on the strength of any central organisation.

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Another time was for equilibrium troubles.

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Our sensitive social framework, in the time of plenty, was largely kept in equilibrium - until now.

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The '60s also probably wouldn't have been the best time for Ms. Arbus to find her equilibrium.

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When I was a first-time CEO, I really struggled to find equilibrium.

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Even if emission rises were halted now, the planet would continue to warm because of the time it takes for the climate system to return to equilibrium, he said.

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The equilibrium remains delicate, but important parameters appear to have been fixed for the time being.

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That is at model time folks seem to forget that they are dealing with a complex system that has specifically evolved to maintain equilibrium in the face of exogenous shocks.

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