To cause(a ship)to lean to one side; tilt.

使船倾侧使（船）斜向一侧；使倾斜，使歪斜。

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So I think the conventional wisdom by all sides - people who are sympathetic to the United States or not - is that the West, if it intervenes, it will intervene only to tilt the balance momentarily on the side of one group or the other but not in a decisive way.

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Elissalde drilled the conversion from wide out between the posts to level the score at 13-13 and tilt the momentum back in the French side's favour.

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And he will be looking to tilt the balance firmly in favour of his side when the match resumes.

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