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“If it really is much more transmissible, just the quantity alone of people getting infected could outbalance the positive nature of it being less severe,” he added.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

“Temporarily narrowing restrictions on the size of mass gatherings, including for religious services, does not outbalance the health and well-being of Nevada citizens,” it said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2020

But Linehan is convinced that the positives of the web outbalance the negatives, that eventually it will become a meritocracy, uncovering talent that would otherwise stay hidden.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2010

Professor Fisher adroitly admitted most of the facts against which Wets have complained but insisted that even these facts do not outbalance the larger benefits of Prohibition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well, it mayn't be true," answered Mrs. Brown, slowly, as if the arguments used by Ann Holland were almost weighty enough to outbalance the cook's evidence; "I hope it isn't true, I'm sure.

From Brought Home by Hesba Stretton

These two losses outbalanced a half-victory in Wisconsin, a moral victory in Illinois and four victories by default in other states.

From Time Magazine Archive

This decisively outbalanced the "feel-good factor" produced by the fact that the country has the strongest economy in Europe--its best in 50 years--and most people have never earned so much.

From Time Magazine Archive

The favorable termination of her illness was a joy which far outbalanced the loss of his money, and he was as cheerful and contented as ever.

From Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks by Oliver Optic

There was a certain hauteur in the set of the demoiselle’s head, which outbalanced the mischief in her eyes.

From The Missourian by Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

There followed days and days of misery; any one hour of which, as Rolfe told himself, outbalanced all the good and joy that can at best be hoped for in threescore years and ten.

From The Whirlpool by George Gissing

Happily outbalancing that were saltwater views, strawberry fields, shady tunnels of trees and wooden trestles over ponds and inlets.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2019

For just as Gustav Mahler might stand as an instance of musicianly temperament fatally outweighing musicianly intellect, so Arnold Schoenberg might stand as an example of the equally excessive outbalancing of sensibility by brain-stuff.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld

Nay, 'twere a task outbalancing thy power, Nor can the almost-omnipotence of mind Away from aching bind the bleeding heart, Or keep at will its mighty sorrow down.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 by Various

"Nay, Sahib!" he answered, his better judgment outbalancing the desire for money.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Harry Hervey