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Discover LudwigThe phrase "virtually balanced" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition that is almost, but not completely, balanced or even. Example: "The budget is virtually balanced, with only a slight surplus remaining at the end of the fiscal year."
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Who should get credit for the fact that the Federal budget is now virtually balanced?
The District Court concluded that the evidence on health risks was "in equipoise," and similarly that the evidence on diversion was "virtually balanced". Id., at 1262, 1266.
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McNulty: "Chelsea will be delighted to bring in a player of Cuadrado's calibre for £23.3m and not getting hit in the pocket by virtually balancing the books with the sale of Schurrle to Wolfsburg for £22m.
This restoring force is balanced virtually entirely by the stress fiber's material viscosity, whereas the roles of both stress fiber inertia and cytosolic damping are negligible.
We are virtually incapable of balancing the temptations of today with the rewards of tomorrow; for some of us, even instant gratification isn't quite quick enough.
"I don't see them as good policy," said State Senator Greg Brophy, a conservative from the state's eastern plains, who worries that the proposals would make it virtually impossible to balance the budget.
Leaders from Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties called today for a cap on county Medicaid contributions, warning that the combination of soaring health care costs, increased state-mandated programs and economic hard times would make it virtually impossible to balance future budgets.
If the steering of a bike is locked, it becomes virtually impossible to balance while riding.
Leading Democrats vow to rollback the top end of the Bush tax cuts to pay for national health care, but they also pledge to increase military spending and move towards balanced budgets - virtually insuring the continued squeeze on vital domestic investment.
Germany's budget is now virtually in balance.
[It] shows that at the end of 1962 the outgo and ingo accounts will be virtually in balance, with a deficit of only about half a billion dollars.
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