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The government is walking a difficult tightrope in wanting to reduce interest rates without pushing up inflation.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tread a tightrope — walk/tread a tightrope ► to consider carefully the decisions or risks that you take in order to deal successfully with a difficult situation: »Increasing numbers of employers are having to walk a tightrope between immigration laws and laws… … Financial and business terms
walk/tread a tightrope — ► to consider carefully the decisions or risks that you take in order to deal successfully with a difficult situation: »Increasing numbers of employers are having to walk a tightrope between immigration laws and laws relating to discrimination.… … Financial and business terms
tightrope — UK US /ˈtaɪtrəʊp/ noun [C] ● walk/tread a tightrope Cf. walk/tread a tightrope … Financial and business terms
walk a tightrope — walk/tread a tightrope ► to consider carefully the decisions or risks that you take in order to deal successfully with a difficult situation: »Increasing numbers of employers are having to walk a tightrope between immigration laws and laws… … Financial and business terms
walk a tightrope — To follow a narrow and difficult route beset with dangers, as if on a tightrope • • • Main Entry: ↑walk * * * walk a tightrope phrase to be in a difficult situation in which a very small mistake could have very bad results He was walking a… … Useful english dictionary
KAZYONNY RAVVIN — (Rus. an official rabbi ; Heb. expression, rav mi ta am), title of the officials elected by the communities of Russia between 1857 and 1917 in accordance with the instructions of the government. Their official function was to supervise public… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
high wire — noun a tightrope very high above the ground • Hypernyms: ↑tightrope * * * noun : a tightrope considerably higher above ground than the one ordinarily used * * * a tightrope stretched very high above the ground. [1880 85] * * * high wire noun A… … Useful english dictionary
Stirrup — For the bone, see stapes. For other uses of the word stirrup, see Stirrup (disambiguation). The stirrup is a ring with a flat bottom fixed on a leather strap, usually hung from each side of a saddle by an adjustable strap to create a footrest for … Wikipedia
Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
