balance something against something

We try to balance that fact against our interest in the art itself.

And, having done that, we try to balance the art itself against other arts.

However, these reasons must be balanced against the public interest.

All her training balanced against the thought that she was moved now by any such influence!

So how do you balance another's pain against your gain?

Congress tried last week to balance a woman's right to privacy against her child's health.

This would suggest a need to balance a general good against a limited bad.

Energy costs must be balanced against other elements in her decision.

Balanced against this must be the success of sales to private individuals.

He would balance all of that, and probably more, against just one fact: his mother wanted him to attend.