But on the whole, I think what happened this week was quite positive for immigration reform.
Outlooks were a little shakier, but on the whole decent enough under the circumstances.
But on the whole an uneasy equilibrium prevails, which is better news than usual.
EU. But on the whole, poor countries are justified in feeling they get a raw deal.
But on the whole the results of that sort of litmus test of friendship are much more positive than negative.
Up close there are some pixels evident, but on the whole that Super AMOLED HD panel is put to good use here.
But on the whole, the projects are successful and popular with users.
Corriere della Sera, which is perhaps closest among big Italian publications to being independent, evinced a mixed but on the whole warily supportive reaction.
But on the whole, with the right type of project and right team configuration, they can make for very lean startups and efficient value creation.
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But on the whole, they are struggling to increase their output, owing to shortages of engineers and equipment, and to the concomitant rise in development costs.
In some cases layoffs were necessary to the process, but on the whole and long-term, Bain-backed firms under Romney made money, grew rapidly and expanded employment.
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The stock has had a couple of decent rallies, but on the whole it has not been much of a participant in the bull market since March 2009.
Some acquisitions may lead to a loss of jobs, but on the whole they make companies more productive, create higher-wage jobs and help pay for the current-account deficit.
But on the whole, social networks have a tremendous potential to revolutionize how and when ideas are generated, especially as we get better at harnessing knowledgeable experience and directing it at the right problems.
Low-earning groups tend to spend more proportionally on shelter than top earners, but on the whole, the average American household spends about one third of their yearly budget on the roof over their heads.
Ghislain Picard, Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador said some progress has been made over the years with the Liberal party but on the whole is not pleased.
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Mr. COLE: Well, of course there are, and Pakistan is an example, where there are some tensions, but on the whole, by and large, Sunnis and Shiite both are part of the body public.
But on the whole, this is a most illuminating exhibition and one that highlights the spiritual dimension of work that has the quality of art but was actually very much a part of everyday life.
Now, to be fair, Steve himself doesn't think TV shows and movies need to be DRM-free, but on the whole, Glickman's plan to solve DRM's problems with more DRM isn't exactly our favorite idea ever.
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But on the whole the lachrymose representative from Ohio is a steady, straight-talking, country club sort of Republican, chummy with lobbyists, free of pretension, who worked happily enough with Democrats on George Bush's No Child Left Behind Act.
Some might see this as a disadvantage but on the whole because they know students from lower down the school they should be able to pick up any problems that occur with the difficult transition to sixth form study.
Prior to the game, both coaches had promised more positive approaches from their sides following conservative showings in their opening games, which yielded them a point a piece, and so it proved in an entertaining match that not only improved on what Group A had offered, but what the tournament on the whole has provided thus far.
There are still desperately fragile countries in the region, such as Ukraine and Moldova, but, on the whole, those countries which do not already have an autocrat in charge have become much less likely to elect or accept one.
But, on the whole, most of the hard questions for Mr Gore should revolve around his timidity.
That globalization has its discontents but is on the whole a good thing.
But, on the whole, other minorities have eschewed the approach, and blacks themselves might wish their colleges were a little less distinctive.
But, on the whole, Germany's federal devolution has worked too.
After much internal wrangling, they issued a statement criticising aspects of the poll, but suspending judgment on the whole.
Mr Mango is perhaps overly indulgent of Ataturk's assault on religion, but his book is, on the whole, a learned demystification of Ataturk one that does both its subject and his nation a service.
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