balance and flexibility
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- noun
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equilibrio y flexibilidad
- Some institutions will choose to rework their predominantly tenure-track and tenured appointments to ensure faculty members have balance and flexibility throughout their careers.
- strength, balance and flexibility
Examples
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On the national level, faculty groups, such as the American Association of University Professors (AAUP, see http: **42;144;TOOLONG), began to address issues of work/family balance and flexibility for faculty.
Academic text (2005) -
"These classes provide strength, balance, and flexibility exercises.
Academic text (2005) -
The purpose of yoga is to quiet the mind, increase concentration, and restore balance and flexibility.
Blog text (21) -
This review is intended to provide an entry point to key resources on issues of gender, work/life/family balance, and flexibility in the academic workforce and their impact on us, now and in the future.
Academic text (2005) -
Practicing yoga regularly can significantly enhance your balance and flexibility, making everyday movements easier.
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Gymnastics training improves balance and flexibility, enabling athletes to perform complex routines with ease.
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She noticed that her balance and flexibility improved after taking pilates classes twice a week.
Synonyms
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3.7
Quick, easy movement with good balance and steady control
Antonyms
How Agile
Surface Forms
Morphology
balance + and + flexibility
The phrase simply conjoins two ordinary, semantically transparent nouns: 'balance' (stability) and 'flexibility' (ability to bend or adapt), so the overall meaning is directly derived from its parts. This coordinated structure is cross-linguistically common and follows basic composition rules, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The phrase balance and flexibility paints the picture of a person standing on a narrow beam who can bend without falling. Balance is the steady position that keeps you from falling and flexibility is the ability to bend and move, so together they mean 'staying steady' while 'adapting' to different movements.