It is not certain that the ball was being struck between members of the same team.
It was as if he'd been struck between the eyes, twice.
The who's who of the business world is in town this week and many a deal will be struck between races.
Both are important, of course, and a careful balance needs to be struck between them.
A balance has to be struck between cost and necessity.
A reasonable balance has been struck between industry and the environment.
The right balance must also be struck between democratic rights and obligations.
The deal struck between the two powers called for them to join against the British.
There is always a balance struck between readiness and costs.
"But a balance needs to be struck between the public interest in open access to government information, and the need to protect individual privacy."