többnyire / mindent összevetve
mostly, more often than not, all things considered
"By and large, 2011 was a good year."
példák:
- By and large, woman can bear pain better than men.
- By and large, the performance was a success.
- There were bad days but, but it was a pleasant summer, by and large.
- It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation.
