11. "This economy is humming because of the responsibility of the government to keep its books balanced , " he said. 12. The book balances an atmospheric portrait of antebellum Virginia against an unblinking view of the lives of Sapphira's slaves. 13. He says it stopped the team's habit of selling transfer rights of top players to keep its books balanced . 14. Against expectations, Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy included no plans to borrow money to keep the government's books balanced next year. 15. She keeps the bank book balanced and deciphers all the paperwork for medical claims while I do the heavy lifting. 16. Rostami said he never embezzled funds and said he proved to state auditors at the time that the company's books balanced . 17. Fraga said Brazil, which is dependent on foreign cash to keep its books balanced , was still a worthy destination for investors. 18. She also reveals that it had been she who had carefully kept the books balanced and thus Made Mike's business so very profitable. 19. Brown said that the novel's set-pieces were " brilliantly realised " and that the book balanced its high concepts with the human story. 20. Their projections for revenue from tickets had been exceeded days ago, and the committee will end its business with its books balanced , they said.
