balancing act

British  

/ ˈbælənsɪŋ /

noun

1. a circus act in which a performer displays his or her balancing ability

2. a situation requiring careful balancing of opposing groups, views, or activities

   a delicate balancing act between Greek and Turkish interests

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Example Sentences

It is the balancing act Emery has to get right while Villa walk the financial tightrope, which has harmed them in more ways than one.

From BBC

Unlike Hassett, who works in the White House, he doesn’t face a regular balancing act of defending controversial attacks against the Fed or its leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the balancing act between the United States and China has grown tougher, while the expectations of millions of young people are rising.

From Barron's

So a bank has a balancing act as it tries to earn as much as possible while meeting the regulator’s risk-based capital requirement.

From MarketWatch

“Now it is about execution and the street feeling management can do the balancing act of capturing outsized growth relative to money-center peers and improve ROTCE,” Poonawala said.

From MarketWatch