The phrase "awkward balance between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is a difficult or uncomfortable equilibrium between two or more elements or ideas.
Example: "The project required an awkward balance between creativity and practicality, making it challenging for the team to find a suitable solution."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable equilibrium between" or "difficult compromise between".
The awkward balance between mind and matter, academics and ambition, doesn't pervert college's native mission.
Yet partnerships still face the awkward balance between bonuses and payments to owners.
The Court struck an awkward balance between freedoms of speech and religion, one that in this instance disadvantaged a small but visible and persecuted sect.
The temple's history is entwined with that of the Dalai Lama, which makes for an awkward balance between celebrating the past and ignoring the present.
It tries to preserve an awkward balance between peaceful coexistence with the PA and "reserving the right to resist the occupation".
It cited continuing restrictions of political freedoms and widespread abuses by the police and security forces against those viewed as dissenters, underscoring the administration's sometimes awkward balance between idealism and pragmatism in foreign relations.
Hardly a scene of harsh interrogation and detention for which Moroccan prisons are known, Mr. Rafiki's plush prison life is evidence of an awkward balancing act between the crackdown on militants in many countries and the power those militants can hold over the authorities.
The meetings with Continent's most influential leaders -- President Nicolas Sarkozy of France on Thursday and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on Friday -- reflected Britain's sometimes awkward balancing act between its vaunted "special relationship" with the United States and its close economic, geographic and cultural ties to other members of the European Union.
US support is more problematic, as Obama performs an awkward balancing act.
It therefore attempted an awkward balancing act whereby it would appear to oppose Portugal without meaningfully doing so.
Eight years after its unveiling, Keith Warner's 'Ring' is back, and though his 'Rheingold' has been streamlined, the balance between symbolism and naturalism remains awkward (we're not meant to laugh when Alberich turns into a monster, but we do).
