How to Use shift/tip/tilt the balance of power in a Sentence

shift/tip/tilt the balance of power

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  • The race, like that for Scottsdale mayor, could tip the balance of power in city hall.
    — Sean Holstege, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
  • How will this cycle shift the balance of power in Congress?
    — WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Cash is only one factor that could tip the balance of power.
    — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The outcome could tip the balance of power in the nearly evenly split U.S. Senate.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Here are four ways to shift the balance of power and improve your funding results: 1.
    — Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • In West Virginia, there is no race this year that could shift the balance of power in Washington.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Here's a primer on the often-controversial 35-year-old who could tip the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022
  • There's not one, but two important races here that could shift the balance of power not only here in the state, but also in the country.
    — NBC News, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Western leaders have argued that heavy tanks could shift the balance of power on the battlefield.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The race has long drawn intense attention from both parties because the winner could help tip the balance of power in the Senate.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • In addition to the mayoral and treasurer races, four people are running for a pair of seats on the City Council, which could shift the balance of power.
    — Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
  • With her skill, size and leadership, Stewart was considered the top free agent in this year’s market, with the chance to tip the balance of power in the league with her decision.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • His arrival could tip the balance of power and make the company the mightiest superhero movie maker in town.
    — David Betancourt, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The sheer power of artillery helped shift the balance of power to the defender, which in turn forced armies on both sides to build hundreds of miles of trenches to protect their troops from indirect fire.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Like the one before it, the 42nd season of the show is running on an accelerated timetable, with lots of gimmicks designed to drive risky decisions and shift the balance of power.
    — al, 11 May 2022
  • This year’s races could tip the balance of power in Congress to Republicans, hobbling President Biden’s agenda for the second half of his term.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2022
  • The big picture: Arizona is a critical battleground state in the 2024 presidential race and could tilt the balance of power in the Senate if Lake wins in November.
    — Ivana Saric, Axios, 30 July 2024
  • The most coveted quarterback in college football is following his former coach to USC in a major transfer move that’s bound to shift the balance of power out west.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The battle between business and labor is headed for a high-stakes showdown at the California Supreme Court this week over a ballot measure that would tip the balance of power at the state Capitol.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
  • The new contract would shift the balance of power to the superintendent, giving him nearly full discretion over hiring and firing.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Analysts say there is an opportunity for a reset of the Philippines' relationships with both major powers -- and the outcome of the vote could shift the balance of power in Asia.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 9 May 2022
  • McClellan won't shift the balance of power in the House, which is narrowly held by Republicans with a 222-seat majority.
    — Stephen Groves, ajc, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The result could tip the balance of power in City Hall and dramatically shape the city's appetite for approving developments.
    — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
  • Two senators and one representative could tip the balance of power.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Their partnership could significantly shape the future of U.S. space exploration and defense, as well as shift the balance of power between the public and private sectors in space.
    — Svetla Ben-Itzhak, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Cleveland’s plan would dramatically shift the balance of power.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 17 July 2021
  • As Washington seeks stability, Beijing portrays itself as unpredictable in order to create space to further tip the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait in its favor.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 15 June 2023
  • Among the most interesting questions for Republicans in the coming months will be: How will the emphasis on social conservatism within the grass roots shift the balance of power in the Party, and how effective will Trump be at co-opting it?
    — The New Yorker, 15 May 2022
  • Xi’s objective is to normalize threatening behavior and decisively shift the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 15 June 2023
  • Greta Neubauer, the Democratic minority leader of the Assembly, said that new maps could potentially shift the balance of power in the Legislature.
    — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023

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