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Fri 4 Oct, 2013 07:17 am
Does "keeping both of them off balance, first of all vis a vis each other" mean "keeping both of them unbalance, and the first step is to make them fighting against each other"?
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In these latter cases, again, the question is not "supporting" marginal threats to Russia and China, but merely keeping both of them off balance, first of all vis a vis each other.
@oristarA,
Off balance in such a usage usually means uncertain, keep them from knowing what's going on.