The phrase "broken balance" is correct and can be used in written English.
It describes a situation where equilibrium or stability has been disrupted or lost. Example: The delicate ecosystem of the forest was thrown into a broken balance when the invasive species was introduced.
(Randy Michaels, Jacor's former C.E.O., told me that the companies were hardly comparable, since Jacor had benefitted from the deregulation of the broadcast industry. Moreover, he said, Jacor had "strong operations with a broken balance sheet. This is the opposite: Tribune's balance sheet isn't broken. Sam's going to break it to get the deal done").
CENTRAL banks are unable to repair banks' broken balance sheets, to put public finances back on a sustainable footing, to raise potential output through structural reform.
In a speech before the Canadian parliament, the premier called on indebted nations to make tough decisions in order to repair their broken balance sheets.
It is generally agreed that the crisis of 2008-2009 was caused by excessive bank lending, and that the failure to recover adequately from it stems from banks' refusal to lend, owing to their "broken" balance sheets.
Central banks still need to heed broken balance sheets that impede lending and plan for and guard against uncertainties arising from any policy change, the IMF chief said.
Preliminary cell chemistry experiments indicate that chronic gastritis occurs because of a broken balance in energy metabolism in tongue epithelial cells, activating the pentose shunt and enhancing oxidation.
This means that in the present model, the increased competitiveness leads to stronger self- and peer-appreciations than in situations of low competitiveness, but at the cost of breaking balanced egalitarian triads in favor of very strong isolated dyads.
Though the deadlock in the Convention was now broken, the balance of forces in the country was by no means clear.
The possible return of Nicolas Mezquida and Mauro Rosales will brighten prospects for the Whitecaps, but with the Timbers arriving with Diego Valeri and Fanendo Adi, who would love nothing better than to run on the break, balance and patience may be the order of the day.
After 5-min break, balance and agility tests were performed.
Cameron's replacement will face tough talks with the EU to mend a broken relationship — balancing a desire to reduce immigration to Britain while trying to secure the economy by maintaining access to European markets.
