Neither China nor the E.U. will replace the U.S. as the world's sole leader; rather all three will constantly struggle to gain influence on their own and balance one another.
But Jack Straw, the home secretary, has been at pains to argue otherwise, pointing out that the rights under the convention are all meant to balance one another, rather than be considered as absolute rights on their own.
Weighted and chilled for 24 hours or more, the bread, juices and fruit merge, with the flavors of the berries balancing one another, sweet and acid in equilibrium.
Mr. Cheney, Mr. Powell and Mr. Rumsfeld might be expected to have more than their share of influence in a typical cabinet, but naturally balance one another in Mr. Bush's constellation.
You'd think that with thousands of ideas flowing at light speed around the world, you'd get a diversity of viewpoints and expectations that would balance one another out.
Find shared interests as well as ways to complement and balance one another.
As contrasting characters, my parents lead different yet parallel lives, thankfully balancing one another.
And there is a 19th century view that we are destined to vie for spheres of influence, and that great powers must forge competing blocs to balance one another.
The fourth branch of government: Classically, the U.S. had three branches of government (the executive, legislative, and judicial), which were to check and balance one another so that power would never become centralized in a single place unopposed.
