Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] on balance " in BNC.
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| 1 | It says , The report concludes that on balance , the most appropriate area of research for a new settlement Greater York is the corridor along the A sixty four T on the North East of York . |
| 2 | McFarlane argued that on balance England did not lose from the war , and if one thinks in strict cash terms , the evidence supports him . |
| 3 | Some investigations conclude that on balance the existence of a large firm is actually in the public interest . |
| 4 | there and perhaps coming on to the Residents ' Association point that made in their proof , that our forecasts actually show that on balance , er er there would be an increase in flow in fact on the on that route as it approaches the A sixty one . |
| 5 | A convention exists when people follow certain rules or maxims for reasons that essentially include their expectation that others will follow the same rules or maxims , and they will follow rules for that reason when they believe that on balance having some settled rule is more important than having any particular rule . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , while Reece and Cool feel that on balance they are not , Anthony , Dearden and Bedford ( 1984 , p. 362 ) continue to insist that their experience tells them that they are , and Hayes and Garvin ( 1982 ) obviously agree . |
| 7 | We think that on balance we have er the majority of the support of the public at large within Greater York , that this is the strategic er approach that is necessary for Greater York , it 's necessary to protect the greenbelt and it 's necessary to protect communities and villages er in and around erm Greater York . |
| 8 | At times the supporting leg would bend when on balance , whilst the working one was also bent with the foot turned up at the ankle during certain poses , or when performing a rond de jambe en dehors or en dedans during the pas de deux . |
| 9 | Although such inferences are not always logically entirely unimpeachable , given the above premisses , the pluralist case becomes difficult to defend and on balance the only reasonable option seems to be Spinoza 's own unitarist alternative , viz. that there is only one substance which is in fact identical with the whole of reality , and that the only plurality there is or can be is the plurality of " attributes and modifications " . |
| 10 | The Secretary of State has argued today that at least part of the money saved has been spent on other benefits and he has implied that on balance , people are no worse off — a familiar argument . |
| 11 | The House of Commons Select Committee which examined the operation of the legislation concluded that on balance the definitions should remain as they are , although better guidance for LEAs would be desirable . |