1. "I can detect little in the way of social balance," said Sommer, the chairman of the German Federation of Labour Unions.

2. Galbraith also was known for his theories on countervailing forces in the economy, where groups such as labour unions were needed to strike a political and social balance.

3. Deep down, Charles always knew that the social balance provided by Diana‘s natural informality and familiarity with the world of ordinary people was crucial if the boys were to avoid the unhappiness and lack of confidence with which he has wrestled all his life.

4. ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON:
'4; My understanding is that Argentina engaged in a negotiation with –– on both public and private debt issues.
'4; I‘m not sure the –– I think it would be a stretch to indicate from the President‘s words that he was talking about the issue that you just raised.
'4; I think it‘s –– what he‘s trying to do is that, countries that find themselves in the kind of economic straits that Argentina found itself, with its economy devastated, its social fabric frayed, and its political system at risk, that these countries have to find ways to establish a political, an economic, and a social balance again that protects democratic institutions and creates a basis for economic growth.