I hope by choosing this word I'll be able to set goals or directions (long and short term) with the spirit of balance in mind.

我希望，通过选择“平衡”这一个词，我能为自己设下目标或方向(长期与短期)，并将平衡的精神放在心中。

youdao

Yet experience (including experience with database designs) shows that you need to balance strictness with what, for lack of a better word, I call clarity.

但是经验(包括数据库设计经验)表明，需要在严格性和明确性(因为没有更好的词，暂时用这个词)之间取得平衡。

youdao

If you put the word 'a' in, it would totally alter the poetic balance of the expression, "he explained."

如果你把‘一个’这个词加进去，就会完全改变了诗言的对仗性表达。

youdao

Since the invention of writing, the written word has always disrupted the balance of power in societies.

CNN: E-books spur reading among Americans, survey shows

The teaching of reading should encompass a balance of teaching strategies including a systematic approach to phonics and other word reading strategies, and a significant emphasis on children experiencing a wide range of texts, including moving image and digital - all available to read from the very beginning.

BBC: Viewpoints: Teaching children to read

For balance, let me put in a word in defense of the whiners.

FORBES: Hassle-Adjusted COLA