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"balances against" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe two opposing or contradictory forces or ideas that are in equilibrium with each other. Example: The benefits of increased economic growth must be balanced against the potential negative impact on the environment.
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This leaves no serious checks or balances against the overweening national security state.
They are independent groups that serve as checks and balances against the department's science.
This example balances against an interview I conducted with an advocate for local property rights in New York.
Cornell is authorized to offset any credit balances against any debts owed by the student to the university.
Cornell is also authorized to offset any credit balances against any debts owed by the student to the university.
Investigators are questioning whether Enron's outside auditors and lawyers abandoned their function of providing checks and balances against corporate excess.
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All balanced against the good things.
Such misjudgements weigh heavy in the balance against Mr Morsi.
These two can be balanced against each other.
Those risks, he said, have to be balanced against reward.
Johnson panned slowly, balanced against the chop like a gimbal.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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