Word: equilibrium
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...architecture is incontrovertible. Its scale is increased by the overarching trees, which supply a Gothic vault, and by the high, cloud-laden sky. And the final effect is one of exhilaration at the sight of the old man in his last year of life winning from his turmoil an equilibrium that was truly classical, and yet hiding so little of the inner compulsions that drove its making...
Wilson's contributions to conservation include devising the first mathematical theory of species equilibrium, which helped explain the processes of extinction among species...
Even though a two-party equation was not directly prescribed by the Founding Fathers, it has nevertheless developed into a simple mechanism that compensates for changes in public opinion. By shifting to the left or to the right, it is possible to reach a new equilibrium between Democrats and Republicans...
...nation as a whole ideologically favors conservative policies in fiscal matters, but disagrees operationally with the kinds of cuts being made--and perceives them as being made by a "mean-spirited" majority party--displeasure with the new Republican majority will escalate. And increasing numbers of Americans, tired of inefficient equilibrium shifts between Democrats and Republicans, will instead consider trying third-party solutions...
...making the cease-fire possible," Holbrooke said in an interview with TIME. As he spoke in his hotel room in Rome, he kept one eye on CNN and was repeatedly interrupted by calls from Washington. "It became clear to the parties concerned that there was something of a military equilibrium on the ground...