Example sentences of "err on the [adj] side " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deception , if deception it was , errs on the right side . |
| 2 | If you 're one of those people who 'd rather err on the safe side , the best advice is to avoid meat products which use scraps from cattle bones , such as pate and some cheap sausages . |
| 3 | As for the benign intent : whereas dashes for growth in the 1960s and early 1970s were engineered by governments that deliberately overestimated the economy 's ability to grow , last year 's boom was the result of a miscalculation , which probably erred on the right side . |
| 4 | Had I actually erred on the discreet side ? |
| 5 | I 'm confident that the scheme wo n't cost anything like as much as the estimate , but I 'm , I 'm sure it 's right that it 's been , having having done some background work to see how many people might claim it I 'm confident that that we 've erred on the safe side here by a substantial amount , and that 's why I 'm sure it can be met from the overall budget . |
| 6 | I guess the performance of the instruments will have to validate the name , because if these guitars err on the trashy side , that will have been a waste of rather a neat moniker … |
| 7 | All of these sizes are theoretical and err on the generous side to ensure a safe and floating descent , but they can not take into account any climatic influence . |
| 8 | To be critical , the JD 's Japanese pickups are certainly less powerful than the Signature 's and , overall , they err on the empty-sounding side — a hint of extra mid-range would n't go amiss . |
| 9 | Err on the short side and cut a little further as necessary |
| 10 | you know you maybe err on the safe side a bit but as you say even if it 's erm well thirty hours would be getting |
| 11 | For this reason the guidelines here tend to err on the cautious side . |
| 12 | For this reason the guidelines here tend to err on the cautious side . |
| 13 | When assessing your budget plans , it is as well to err on the cautious side as regards the additional income you will be likely to earn as — although this has been improving — many so called ‘ retirement jobs ’ are notoriously badly paid . |
| 14 | Television companies may to prefer to err on the safe side rather than to put their profits at risk by incurring sanctions of this order . |
| 15 | It is best therefore to err on the quiet side and to use percussion sparingly rather than to excess . |
| 16 | When you can not discover the length of the cone it is best to err on the generous side whilst using your previous experience to decide how many cones you would expect the garment to take . |
| 17 | When you can not discover the length on the cone it is best to err on the generous side whilst using your previous experience to decide how many cones you would expect the garment to take . |
| 18 | Given the choice , and assuming that precious few of us are blessed with the ideal soil type , it is probably better for garden land to err on the heavy side . |