Nothing is free. So,the reason I make that point is, you cannot ask local elected officials to raise teacher salaries and cut taxes and balance the budget and increase roads.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

He says a warmer Arctic and thinner sea ice changes the balance between the normally cold Arctic and warmer areas.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

She found it difficult for women to balance all these duties and still make a place for themselves.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

It must agree to an amendment to the constitution that would return political balance to North and South.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

Soil should also be tested for its pH level, a measure of the acid and alkaline balance.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

They realize it can be difficult to balance college classes and a job during the school year.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

These include weight gain or loss, eye or stomach problems, sleepiness and loss of balance.

VOA: special.2010.10.26

But she wants to balance hamburgers and French fries with fresh fruits and vegetables.

VOA: special.2010.06.07

It tries to balance the two extremes of the id and the superego.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

He denounced Calhoun's demands for a political balance between the North and South.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

It tries to find balance in dealing with places, diseases and interventions.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

They say the natural balance of plants and animals has been destroyed.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

But it has been effective. It has helped to balance a potentially disruptive tension between the desires of a minority and the broader interests of our all-volunteer force."

VOA: special.2010.02.06

And these could affect the natural balance in their environment.

VOA: special.2009.10.27