Maria Brink

I am such a fiery woman and I am a real passionate woman and I get so much stuff built up inside of me that I can release all that on stage, and I kind of counterbalance it with the normal Maria that I am because with the real calming, natural kind of earthy spirit stuff and it kind of balances me out so I don't go too crazy.

American Musician

Muhammadu Buhari

Boosting education will be a direct counterbalance to Boko Haram's appeal. In particular we must educate more young girls, ensuring they will grow up to be empowered through learning to play their full part as citizens of Nigeria and pull themselves up and out of poverty.

Nigerian Statesman

Andrew Weil

Excess exercise tends to be counterbalanced by excess hunger, exemplified by the phrase 'working up an appetite.' A few people with extraordinary willpower can resist such hunger day after day, but for the vast majority, weight loss through exercise is a flawed option.

American Scientist

John Naisbitt

Whenever a new technology is introduced into society, there must be a counterbalancing human response - that is, high touch - or the technology is rejected... We must learn to balance the material wonders of technology with the spiritual demands of our human nature.

American Businessman

Minoru Yamasaki

I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see; our whole machine age has brought about a chaos that has to be somehow counterbalanced, I think.

American Architect

Wim Wenders

In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters for the movie industry instead of being a counterbalance.

German Director

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

It's famous that comedians have a very dark personal state of mind. I think, in my case, it's the same. The only way to get deep is to have a balance, or a counterbalance.

Mexican Director

Blase J. Cupich

When the state imposes the death penalty, it proclaims that taking one human life counterbalances the taking of another life. This assumption is profoundly mistaken.

American Clergyman

Andy Muschietti

The moment you introduce the element of IT, which is an interdimensional evil entity, the presence of the turtle comes with it, as a counterbalance.

Argentinian Director

Luc de Clapiers

Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.

French Writer

Often used in discussions about physical objects, mechanics, or engineering to describe literal weights.

Physical Context

Counterbalance may refer to hidden or internal parts that are not directly visible but vital for stability.

Not Always Visible

Can be used metaphorically to describe non-physical balancing factors in life or discussion.

Metaphorical Use

Often used to describe actions taken to lessen or neutralize negative impacts or forces.

Mitigate Effects

It implies actions or measures designed to create a more stable or sustainable situation.

Improve Stability

The effect of counterbalancing may not be instant; it can be a gradual process.

Not Immediate

 that enable us to stand on two feet. Those of us with children will remember with fond nostalgia the moment our kids take their first steps. But what we think of as endearing is actually an incredible feat of balance and counterbalance. It can be quite daunting.

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 and then everybody accepted it all over the world. So during this time I needed some kind of counterbalance for this crazy, crazy existence of going to these long, idiotic meetings. And I was up in my country house, and for some reason, I began painting

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 so that actually helps keep them warm in their cold environment. The red pandas long tail also help keep in balance, as they're moving across the in the tree canopies as well, so it almost acts as a as a counterbalance. Do red pandas attack humans?

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 biomass than most natural reefs I'm talking about decommissioned oil wells rather than scrap them as most regulations require we could apply a wave or tidal energy to prevent corrosion and to provide an alkaline boost to counterbalance the ocean

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 and someone who has studied labor unions for a long time, I can tell you that one of the most important things that unions do is to counterbalance the power of corporations. They even the playing field.

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 i'm bubba wallace and i am a nascar race car driver photography is a hobby that i love to do definitely a good counterbalance to the fast-paced life that i live we are in gooseberry mesa utah to

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 going to be quite a painful injury a cheater uses its tail the whole time as a counterbalance when it's running at high speed if taki lost the use of his it would make his life very difficult

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 Then, they temporarily counterbalanced the structure with 600 tons of lead ingots before anchoring the base with steel cables. More than six centuries after its construction,

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 cheetah uses its tail the whole time as a counterbalance when it's running at high speed if taki lost the use of his it would make his life very difficult

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 prepared for everything as a counterbalance to that extreme consequence and severity is just these moments of surreal otherworldly beauty

Counterbalance

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