The phrase "astute balance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or decision that demonstrates keen insight and careful consideration in achieving equilibrium or harmony.
Example: "The committee reached an astute balance between budget constraints and project quality, ensuring both financial responsibility and high standards."
Alternatives: "keen equilibrium" or "shrewd harmony".
An astute and balanced performance by a great synthesizer of history, packing into 906 pages the age in which humanity gained immense control over its own destiny for better or worse.
An astute and balanced performance by a great synthesizer of history, packing into 906 pages the age in which humanity gained immense control over its own destiny, for better or worse, and used much of its new power in dreadful ways.
We expect that Dutch market parties will exhibit a steep learning curve as they adjust their terms over time and become more astute at balancing the trade-offs in their efforts to improve their bargaining strength.
Balancing astute social commentary with pointedly absurd tragicomedy, this twisted gem was endlessly intriguing and weirdly engaging.
At a certain point, making friends with leaders means making enemies of the people, and China has gradually become a more astute reader of that balance.
One of a new breed of successful entrepreneurs, he balances commercial ambition with astute reading of the political tea-leaves.
We should have the freedom to say what we wish yet be astute enough to exercise a level of balance.
It takes precise data and astute analysis to consistently strike the right balance between the inclusive, informal community spaces that Millennials prefer and the more exclusive and refined facilities and services that resonate with Boomers.
Most top civil servants today give the impression of being politically astute but not wise; if anything Carney's balance of strengths is the other way round.
His astute tactical kicking kept Clermont going forward and Perpignan off balance, while in contrast to Porical he landed his goals, three penalties and a conversion, nervelessly.
