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Use in varieties of Scots

balance Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.9 18 16.6 9.9 11.6 0 8.9
Number of occurrences5135 11 1 2 0 2
Number of authors40 26 9 1 2 2

Occurrences of balance in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Crab Toon Crail, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
aa off balance lookin, but cradlin a pool, on page 40

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
only God. Ye hae tae strike a balance atween wrath an mercy, an atw on page 50

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ae suhin. That's the yin-yang balance. on page 10

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Yeese've gottae ken hoo tae balance,' he said. 'Keep ye alive, th on page 1

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
lanet, but they keep a hud oa balance an' a perspective, an' when y on page

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Ah punched in ma pin, and ma balance ae thirteen quid and eighty p on page 25
e they check yur parents bank balance before agreein tae lit yae st on page 68

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Slowly restorin the balance. on page 202

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
wis meant tae help businesses balance their books. Since whan did i on page 36

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
glaum ontae the banister, for balance. She stared doon at her richt on page 132

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Balance o Pooer on page 6

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
pt gaun till he naur lost his balance afore it cam tae rest. The al on page 8

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
an thir balance sheets, on page 56

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
te the same? He lets the page balance in his richt haun, fummlin wi on page 72

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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Hou wad you balance the commitment for tae pit mi
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
on wi as mukkil o the naitral balance o Naitur as possible, an ti l
bodie needs ti fin sum kinna balance.
d the Earth to achieve a just balance among the economic, social an
recklie, an laernin aboot the balance atween fowk an naitur an nait
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
s something else. It gets the balance richt. Westmeenster seems aye
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Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
fir me so in the interests o balance heres a puckle exaimples o gu
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
t and brawment as the bruckle balance atween the baists o Scotland
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
itive. I jist wunner whit the balance will be this time an whit tha
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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
put doon as non-paiyment, the balance gets tacked oan tae the princ
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ife depends oan it - oan the balance ay probabilities, it might. â
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
us so A mounted the tramp tae balance on the frame tae support anâ€
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
no bein able for tae keep his balance. She didna lauch. She wis sti
e hut as the Auld People, tae balance up the nummers, maist like. B
her fowk? Foo wad he fin that balance o obligations that the Auld P
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
devastate tax revenues an the balance o tredd.
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
h he wis aifter establishin a balance o power in Europe raither tha
It did manage tae create a balance across Europe but only fur ab

@billykayscot tweeted
e. Even for a Libran, perfect balance isnae ay possible though, sae(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
that 'the Tories will always balance the books' is complete bulloc(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
andFA m8 you never get a fair balance from this radio station - i (2020) twitter link

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
bleckit fou he cwid haad his balance; an sen his een war airtit st on page 76

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
that scientific field, in the balance that let things flourish, inf on page 125

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
wis an accident, he lost his balance an fell on top o yer boat an
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
that scientific field, in the balance that let things flourish, inf
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Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
o’ his leg an Paul lost his balance. He fell ower ontae the glais
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
invest in new technology tae balance the books! https://t.co/WVAhd(2016) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
lse, agrees wi i wife. BUT in balance o fairness, I'll gi your wye (2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
DSimmie97 @AbzPodcast ItÂ’s a balance and I think we are much bette (2022) twitter link
ere needs tae be a respectful balance atween ‘mourning’ and the r (2022) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
NT Valid point. Chemistry and balance are no iwise there jist cos t(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
We some good there's bad tae balance it oot .... I jist burst the (2011) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
haggis, wae cheust the right balance o cloves (more cloves than Do
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
an we'll feel it in wir bank balance if dey seck me," I sighed, re on page 52

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Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
glin his pack ta get da right balance, ee haand at his back haddin
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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
uid an held his airms oot tae balance hissel. on page 41

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Yit yae balance't an eel on the en o yer neb on page 49

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