Usage of "on the whole"

português

With everything considered (and neglecting details)

Uso de on the whole em inglês

But several analysts said that on the whole the report was positive. 
 The Irish Times 

The Prelude is on the whole the finest part of the drama. 
 The Standard Operaglass / Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fift... 

Someday we hope to prepare a definitive article on the whole subject. 
 The new yorker 

The ideas of his poetry are noble and on the whole clear. 
 A History of English Literature 

The tendency of it is, on the whole, in the opposite direction. 
 A History of American Christianity 

He had the fame; and, on the whole, he earned the fame. 
 Aesop's Fables; a new translation 

Gerald was in the meantime very agreeable and satisfactory on the whole. 
 The Two Guardians / or, Home in This World 

The conclusive answer on the whole is-thegreater good of the commonwealth. 
 Practical Essays 

And yet you're ready to let her in on the whole thing. 
 The Book of Skulls 

It is the only one of the kind on the whole street. 
 The Mayor's Wife 

Yet on the whole the nation had gained greatly in three generations. 
 The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of ... 

I was very tired; but on the whole I was very satisfied. 
 Daisy 

I know you can't give me an exclusive on the whole case. 
 While galileo preys 

Yet on the whole, no; I have rather need of nerve tonics. 
 En Route 

But, on the whole, I will take a class in the Sunday-school. 
 Stepping Heavenward 

Swope said he'd decided to put a lid on the whole thing. 
 Boy’s Life 

Translations for on the whole

português

Significados de on the whole em inglês