outweigh

Habits happen when automatic responses outweigh our ability to consciously control them.

According to the Supreme Court of Canada, the right to self-determination outweighs other interests, “including what physicians may think is in the patient’s best interests.”

But fire officials say the practice saves lives, and that the benefit of protecting ecosystems by minimizing fire spread outweighs the potential harms.

“Any way you slice it, our estimates are that the benefits are going to vastly outweigh the costs,” said Gregory Pierce, research director of the Luskin Center.

"Finding and treating cancers early outweighs the harms of over-treatment by four times," the charity's chief executive, Oliver Kemp, says.