At this point the fate of the evening hangs in the balance.

The fate of the entire mission hung balance for the next ten minutes.

So the fate of the world does hang on this decision.

Now, the very fate of the world hangs in the balance.

The fate of the evening, therefore, hung upon the decision.

He spoke as if the fate of the universe hung on his every word.

The critical question on which the fate of the campaign hung now had to be faced.

And now, the very fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Only the fate of the world hung on these many variables.

He felt as if his fate were hanging in the balance.