How To Use On the whole In A Sentence

But on the whole, the circulator is a tremendous asset and a great deal for city residents as it is funded mostly by the 2008 increase in the parking tax. Candidateblogs.baltimoresun.com Blogs
These analyses were, on the whole, applauded by fans. Times, Sunday Times
In classical episteme, the understanding of the same tragedy category is different to some extent because of in different time and space, but they are similar on the whole.
He took to antiquarianism, which is a sort of philtre, driving its votaries mildly insane, and filling them with emotions which, on the whole, are probably more often happy than grievous. Hawthorne and His Circle
But folk art, on the whole, stood for a democracy of aspiration. The Times Literary Supplement

Good love makes u see the whole world from one person while bad love makes u abandon the whole world for one person.
The outcome of better science should be the betterment of society, on the whole, and an improvement in every individual's life.
New guidelines to independent appeals panels call for them to take into account the impact on the whole school of bringing back excluded pupils, and not to reinstate pupils on a technicality.
On the whole the maxillopodan groups Ostracoda and Cirripedia and the Malacostraca have left the most significant fossil records.
But what was remarkable in the lady was, that although her features were handsome, and upon the whole pleasing, the pupil of each eye was dimmed with the whiteness of cataract, and she was evidently stone-blind. The Purcell Papers
On the whole I found the films kind of a let down (I’ll never brag about having film in Annecy again ..) but it was worth it for one film, I think the best short film I’ve ever seen: Skhizein, which won the audience award. Sydneypadua.com » Blog Archive » Things I Draw When I’ve Had a Few
Variations in the interest rate will have an impact on the whole housing market.
Hob is not a bad fellow on the whole.
On the whole, I think that this campaign tends toward the latter at the expense of the former.
Stayed with a friend in Keelung and "partied" there in a music bar on Wednesday night in what must surely be the deadest large city on the whole island: on Wednesday night the bars were mostly closed. Traveling....
Good love makes you see the whole world from one person while bad love makes you abandon the whole world for one person.
Upon the whole we may see here how foolish it is to seek to dispose of Gnosticism with the phrase lawless fancies. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7)
But I speak with practical accuracy when I give that title to such views as on the whole affirm the attainableness here below of a spiritual condition in which man needs no longer confess himself as now a sinner, and in which his attention tends to be drawn more to his perfectness than to his imperfections of condition. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians
Love spells are on the whole rather unsubtle, heavy handed pieces of work and they're usually born out of desperation.
And that may be faid to be impure or mixt, which is partly voluntary, and partly involun - tary; voluntary abfolutely or upon the whole, but fecundum quidy or in a certain refpefit in - voluntary, or againft the inclination of the Will. An Essay Towards the Theory of the Ideal Or Intelligible World. Design'd for ...
Even in the age of multiskilling, on the whole reporters report, and subs do the rest. Times, Sunday Times
Yields are on the whole less enticing. Times, Sunday Times
The stratagem on the whole worked and served to defuse hostility to colonial rule.
John Shade, the Wordsmith Professor of English Literature, doesn't seem to me imaginatively capable of assembling a story like that of Kinbote-Botkin-Charles Xavier, not to mention the whole Baroness-Orczy plot of Zemblan intrigue. Reading Nabokov
Brother Jonathan," then just published by Blackwood in three large volumes, was read to him every night for weeks, and greatly to his satisfaction, as I then understood; though it seems by what Dr. Bowring -- I beg his pardon, Sir John Bowring -- says on the subject, that the "white-haired sage" was wide enough awake, on the whole, to form a pretty fair estimate of its unnaturalness and extravagance: being himself a great admirer of Richardson's ten-volume stories, like The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865
True, local business is not entirely absent but on the whole, foreign operators have been the first to benefit.
On the whole, though, this is either a specialist release for real dancehall heads or a bluffer's guide for those wanting to get into the scene.
While being a rather cold and calculating man on the whole, Maddock had a soft spot for children.
Unfortunately, the music on the whole is prosaic, even boring at times.
His bad behaviour brings shame on the whole school.
On the whole, I think he's doing a lot that I personally like in this book, but there is one particular tic I really hate.
But the debates were good ones and, on the whole, discussions were held without rancour or venom.
Prince Rose-Red talked without one second's intermission the whole time I was dressing him; and I allowed it, as papa and Una were not here to be disturbed by the clishmaclaver. Memories of Hawthorne
On the whole, the best varieties of mushroom grow in wooded areas, whether deciduous, as for the cep and grisette, or coniferous, as for chanterelles and the Japanese matsutake and some kinds of boletus.
But your explanation makes a whole lot of sense, and has changed my views on the whole situation.
Thereupon the whole audience began cheering.
There are a couple of moments that see the 3D element used to its potential but on the whole it feels like an unnecessary gimmick. The Sun
What student of American history could disagree with this judgment on the whole New Deal effort?
On the whole, the place has worn well, and become even more bosky.
Two pleaded guilty, and the third was convicted after trial, in a case that The Republican newspaper of Springfield described as a "blot on the whole city. NYT > Home Page
These, however, were but parenthetic memories, and the turn taken by his affair on the whole was positively that if his nerves were on the stretch it was because he missed violence. The Ambassadors
However, I believe, on the whole, we may wisely leave such matters in the hands of Providence; that if we have the power of teaching the right to anybody, we should teach them the right; if we have the power of showing them the best thing, we should show them the best thing; there will always, I fear, be enough want of teaching, and enough bad teaching, to bring out very curious erratical results if we want them. The Two Paths
At the risk of merely confirming Stephen's description of the Brit boozer, I've been drunk or been with drunken people in most parts of Europe and on the whole it has been fun.
What student of American history could disagree with this judgment on the whole New Deal effort?
See then, upon the whole, how little reason we have to repine at the fall of our first parent, since herefrom we may derive such unspeakable advantages both in time and eternity. God's Love to Fallen Man
On the whole, then, I see nothing very strange either in orthodoxy lying in what at first sight appears like subtle and minute exactness of doctrine, or in its being our duty to contend even to confessorship for such exactness. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity
We show that the inclusion of our partial alignment columns, as anchor points, improve on the whole the accuracy of the aligner ClustalW on the benchmark BAliBASE 3. BioMed Central - Latest articles
The point of all this … colour aesthetics geekdom is that the whole “missing shade” question offers a good perspective, I think, on the whole question of “originality”. Archive 2009-02-01
On the whole, he leaves the rough talk to his party stalwarts. Times, Sunday Times
Talking of the Queen, she's had to put a brave face on the whole sorry business, of course.
Now I can look back on the whole tragedy from a distance of forty years.
Your royalty is based upon the wholesale price which won't have changed. Why Do Book-Sellers Discount Popular Books?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
What right have these thoughtless people to intrude their noise on the whole neighbourhood?
Yes, there is the odd dodgy track and occasional dreadful lyric, but on the whole this album is far better than many would of dreamed possible.
On the whole, twelve member states of the North Atlantic Alliance have allowed their women to serve in auxiliary troops.
There is underfloor heating on the whole lower ground floor as well as in the bathrooms. Times, Sunday Times
Many innocent acts _occasion_ evil, and in such case all I am bound to ask myself before doing such _innocent act_, is, "Shall I occasion, on the whole, more harm or good. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus
They need only attain 9. alcohol and they are on the whole light and fruity. The Wine Roads of France
The Spaniards knew that they could not take on the whole Aztec Empire since they were so many compared to the number of conquistadors.
I think that in any study of anything, an example of excess is instructive, because bibliomania on the whole -- bibliophilia, which is the cousin, are productive exercises. A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
But on the whole, the entire Muslim community, plus the leaders -- and I think we need to come together, whether it's religious leaders, social workers, community leaders and community at large, we need to come together on this rather than fractionize and use this as a political agenda, because it's not. CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2007
But on the whole it could have been much worse and thankfully there weren't any clashes between the fans.
On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure.
Good love makes you see the whole world from one person while bad love makes you abandon the whole world for one person.
On the whole, the public are conservative about education.
On the whole, readings ended up just a hair above normal.
History has proven that such integration movements on the whole have given new strength to national identities.
His death cast a blight on the whole of that year.
With respect to its being an attenuative of viscid humours, it can never possess this virtue from being a diluent, for an attenuant acts _specially_ on the particles, by diminishing their bulk, while the diluent acts upon the whole mass of the fluid. A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves
Not only that, the media on the whole grows more accustomed to ignoring important stories that cry out for real, gumshoed investigations. Moving On: 2006
He actually describes Addison, on the whole, as a 'dull prosaist,' and the patron of pedantry! Note Book of an English Opium-Eater
On the whole the celebrations were remarkably good-humoured and peaceful. Indeed, it seemed almost too good to be true.
The undergrowth of thorns and shrubs was bad enough, but in addition the whole place was chock-full of a sort of reed with long leaves about an inch or so broad.
The trio reaches annoying heights of self-congratulatory backslapping on occasion, but on the whole there's an honest, cheerful camaraderie between the participants.
It's extremely hard working together but on the whole it works brilliantly and we're still good friends.
This is, I believe, on the whole true, but it is also true that there are grave diseases which attach themselves peculiarly to the unselfish side of our nature, and they are peculiarly dangerous because men, feeling that the unselfish is the virtuous and nobler side of their being, are apt to suffer these tendencies to operate without supervision or control. The Map of Life Conduct and Character
On the whole, the focus is on strengthening the adult sides of the patient and on normalizing the situation instead of focusing on regressive behavior.
It took all the members of the section the whole day to break the back of the job.
Of our camel-men, some were Bedouin and some were negroes, and we found them on the whole honest and obliging, though with the usual keen eye for a possible bakshish, which is not uncommon elsewhere. Southern Arabia
English before the latter, and upon the whole it seems most probable that _hugger_ is a mere intensitive form of _hug_, and that _mugger_ is Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
One blow to the head and they are finished: a kinder end, on the whole, than lamping and one that produces lead-free rabbit stew.
Comparison of the cumulative isochore distribution on chromosomes 17 to 22 and on the whole human genome. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
The lack of facilities for elderly people has cast doubts on the whole of the redevelopment scheme.
Then," said Mr. Hall, "I should think, on the whole, that, in such a place as this, where there are so many regular sail boats, and where excursions on the lake in them are so common and so well recognized as a distinct amusement, the phrase _taking a sail_ ought to be held to mean going in a sail boat, and that making a voyage in a steamer would not be fulfilling the promise. Rollo in Geneva
You would take systemic remedies by mouth and they work on the whole body while topical remedies are applied directly to the area affected, such as a nasal spay for a blocked nose.
There is a 5mph speed limit on the whole of the river upstream of the barrage.
On the whole, in Hollywood, they only hate you till they need you.
It's extremely hard working together but on the whole it works brilliantly and we're still good friends.
The second half of my life has on the whole been absolutely delightful. Times, Sunday Times
New guidelines to independent appeals panels call for them to take into account the impact on the whole school of bringing back excluded pupils, and not to reinstate pupils on a technicality.
The paper says the President's move has called into question the whole basis of democracy in the country.
In consequence of Mrs. Snagsby looking deeply edified, Mr. Snagsby thinks it expedient on the whole to say amen, which is well received. Bleak House
Jim, I love watching this dial testing because you can see in real time people's reaction to the speech whether they liked it, whether they didn't like it, or whether they were just kind of mezza mezza on the whole thing. CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2009
The bank crash has had a ripple effect on the whole community.
You must never usurp to yourself those conveniences and 'agremens' which are of common right; such as the best places, the best dishes, etc., but on the contrary, always decline them yourself, and offer them to others; who, in their turns, will offer them to you; so that, upon the whole, you will in your turn enjoy your share of the common right. Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works
On the whole, financial holding company has advantages over strategic ally in range efficiency.
If your estate exceeds £255,000, is Inheritance Tax levied on the whole estate or on the amount above £255,000?
‘I don't want to bring a downer on the whole situation because I'm very happy for the Boston Red Sox’ he said.
To say understanding depletes the object understood, and by extension the whole objective world, is merely to say that specificities limit infinitude.
But on the whole so far it's been what you might describe as a technocratic city council that's taken power. CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2004
I suppose that's probably a good thing, on the whole. The Sun
There is underfloor heating on the whole lower ground floor as well as in the bathrooms. Times, Sunday Times
You might object to this line of argument by saying that there are no deal breakers in politics, that we have to look at the whole picture and make prudential, calculative judgments about what will, on the whole, be best for the country.
On the whole, the Objectify API makes domain modeling for GAE easier and more intuitive, which is a boost to developer productivity.
In its blithe disregard for niceties the film ends up being a rather clever satire on the whole idea of normality.
Mexico. 11 The language of Nootka is by no means harsh or disagreeable; for it abounds, upon the whole, rather with what may be called labial and dental, than with guttural sounds. Narrative of the Voyages Round The World, Performed by Captain James Cook
There is no doubt that the Women's Institute spawned a bit of a monster, and that some naked calendars will always stray into the realms of Nuts-style titillation, which is sad; but on the whole I believe they are a good thing, and, if done right, they can still be inspirational, liberating and fun. The Guardian World News
At least TOWIE is mildly amusing although it must be said that on the whole the women are utterly vacuous and self-obsessed. The Sun
I said above that there are some circumstances where I think FF is more complicated; but on the whole I agree with the obvious conclusion that it is usually just men buying into the patriarchally approved subordinate position of women. Bondage and Patriarchy
Like their fruitbat cousins, these bats may occasionally damage crops or gardens, but on the whole play a beneficial role in transporting seeds and in pollinating several species of plants.
On the whole there was little evidence of gratitude towards the Coalition.
It is compelled to confess the recent advance of evangelical doctrines in the German mind, but sees only evil in the fact, and utters this jeremiade: "This church sentiment, which has seized upon the whole of the _noblesse_ in North History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology
On the whole, it is better to use black in a more controlled way, such as behind you on a bedhead, where you are not looking at it all the time.
He hastily boarded the bus and found the nearest vacant seat, flinging his bag on the window seat and plonking himself on the aisle seat, his favourite spot on the whole bus.
On the whole our writing sessions are convivial.
Women on the whole tend to have less mesomorphy than men and more endomorphy. The Civic Platform - A Political Journal of Ideas and Analysis
The stupid behaviour of one pupil has brought discredit on the whole school.
Scott was known to be the best reinsman and the most expert driver on the whole line of the road. The Life of Hon William F Cody
At times certain Euro cultures deviated from the standard (the French during the 1600's are no exception) but - on the whole, the party line trotted out is so far from the truth; And, if nobody bathed, why did the victorians turn out such beautiful marble washtstands basins and pitchers for this purpose? Modest Active Wear
On the whole, taking in consideration cases of partial frondescence, as well as those in which most of the parts of the flower are affected, phyllody would seem to be most common in the petals and carpels, least so in the case of the stamens and sepals. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
It makes, however, an imposing finale, since it is on the whole cheerful in mood - in the key traditionally associated with blessing and benediction.
Upon the whole, then, the great argument for literary endowments is founded on the want, or the weakness of the natural appetency for literature in our species.
The glamorous Danish fiddler Nikolaj Znaider was the soloist in Brahms's Violin Concerto, a big concert opener, on the whole well played, though Znaider's slender tone occasionally sounded pushed to fill the space.
On the whole, then, it cannot be doubted that several symbolic motives are inwoven into the iridescent fabric of the play. The Master Builder
Actors are usually, on the whole, thick, desperate, untalented and always thinking, ‘What about me?
Yields are on the whole less enticing. Times, Sunday Times
Unless the deviations from the parallactic line of the stellar motions balance one another on the whole, their discussion may easily be as fruitless as that of observations tainted with systematic errors. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
On the whole, the hedgehog appeared to evolve at a rate not significantly different from those of Primates, Proboscidea, and Rodentia but faster than those of Carnivora, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla.
I'm trying to put a positive gloss on the whole unpleasant experience. Times, Sunday Times
On the whole, the meeting has the backslapping atmosphere of counselors returning to camp.
And all of this, and all of these things tell us that America has been backlashing on the whole question of basic constitutional and God-given rights for Negroes and other disadvantaged groups for more than 300 years. April « 2008 « Bill Ayers
On the whole, the above documents envisage development and large-scale introduction of advanced infocommunications technologies in Russia.
Here's a a great big steaming pile of angst that I fear the Democrats will inflict on the whole of the United States: What Draconian measures will they pass to bring this country into complience with the bogus global warming dictates from the Euroweenies? Sound Politics: Schumer: Dems Can Ride Middle-Class "Angst" Into White House
My opinion is on the whole the same as yours.
None the less, muscles on the whole can be controlled to produce a wide range of force and delicate motions.
For work in the hand, CREWEL-STITCH is perhaps, on the whole, the easiest and most useful of stitches; whence it comes that people sometimes vaguely call all embroidery crewel work; though, as a matter of fact, the stitch properly so called was never very commonly employed, even when the work was done in "crewel," the double thread of twisted wool from which it takes its name. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery
When the old man was angry, he threatened to put a spell on the whole tribe.
Your bad behavior brings shame on the whole school.
We admit it is difficult to controvert the charges which Macaulay arrays against him, for so accurate and painstaking an historian is not likely to be wrong in his facts; but we believe that they are uncandidly stated, and so ingeniously and sophistically put as to give on the whole a wrong impression of the man, -- making him out worse than he was, considering his age and circumstances. Beacon Lights of History
On the whole, financial holding company has advantages over strategic ally in range efficiency.
They hadn't planned on the whole family coming.
The prospect that the country will stabilize soon (as opposed to eventually) and remain stable is not a reason for regarding the war as “successful” on the whole, though it might be a reason for thinking it was or is right to stick it out. Nothing Ends, Adrian. Nothing Ever Ends.
On the whole, not a great success, ending as it did in mumbling confession of love, response of utter incomprehension and threats of violence from older brother.
On the whole, I feel optimistic about the future of nature conservation because so many people are involved now.
On the whole it has worked well in the South though "moonshining" is undoubtedly increasing. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution
The council consequently decided to carry out a peer review on the whole project, he said.
Whether it was from his entering so readily into their mirth, or from anything peculiar that struck them, the impression upon the whole of us was, that they took him to have been originally a black, in consequence of which they gave him the name of Rundi. Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume 2
The jester was wearing drab brown, had tied his curly black hair back neatly, and on the whole looked like an entirely different person.
On the whole, however, my one-man report on the grandparental role is positive on both sides. Times, Sunday Times
But the debates were good ones and, on the whole, discussions were held without rancour or venom.
On the whole, taking in consideration cases of partial frondescence, as well as those in which most of the parts of the flower are affected, phyllody would seem to be most common in the petals and carpels, least so in the case of the stamens and sepals. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
Our country upon the whole is fertile and well watered, has timber enough to supply its demands, and an everlasting amount of stone for building; it has an eternal range of mesquit grass, on which horses and cattle that never smell corn keep perfectly fat all winter. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862
Unlike other towns of the West, it was insanitary and uneducated; it was also given to nepotism and a primitive kind of jobbery; but, on the whole, it was honest. The World for Sale, Complete
Unlike the vipers, the colubrine poisonous snakes have small fangs, and their poison, though on the whole even more deadly, has entirely different effects, and owes its deadliness to entirely different qualities. I. The Start
Shame on the whole rotten lot of them. The Sun
That those evils of prelaty, which before from five or six and twenty sees were distributively charged upon the whole people, will now light wholly upon learning, is not obscure to us: whenas now the pastor of a small unlearned parish on the sudden shall be exalted archbishop over a large diocese of books, and yet not remove, but keep his other cure too, a mystical pluralist. Areopagitica
On the whole, there was a greater emphasis on starting a process than on achieving final goals.
The bank crash has had a ripple effect on the whole community.
Brazil, meanwhile, looked poor on the whole but created five great chances and are unlucky not to be in the lead.
But on the whole, this is a great book to give to your colleagues in the humanities who think that anyone who does mathematics must be an unlettered philistine.
We just need to work on the whole package, including the tyres, to make it better.
There were a few technical and dramatic details which needed to be smoothed over but on the whole I greatly enjoyed watching it with the lights, costumes and staging.
On the whole, the legal system has not been entirely overhauled and this has generated suspicion and distrust on the part of investors.
On the whole, the production, and to some extent the play itself, romanticizes the lot of the factory workers in a bewildering way.
On the whole, though, the flashbacks are clumsily integrated into the main action, and can't be salvaged by the staging.
Fellow-townsman party is an objective informal group in colleges and universities, which has double impacts on the whole campus work especially the students affairs.
While the vehicle on the whole remains very similar in looks, some tweaks have been made to the visage of this SUV.
Some of his works had a lasting effect on the whole development of statistical physics; I mean not only his study of the deduction of a "master equation" for anharmonic systems, but also his fundamental contribution on phase transitions, which was to lead to the branch of statistical mechanics that deals with so-called Ilya Prigogine - Autobiography
It is a trust and trustfulness which in the dioceses on the whole works well.
On the whole there is a sincerity and heartiness of interest in his long account of this sect, which persuades one that he was moved by a genuine sympathy with a religion that could enjoin the humane and peaceful and spiritual precepts of Christ, while putting away baptism, ceremonial communion, and hierophantic orders. Voltaire
Sure it would be great if we all rode a quiver of all kinds of boards and had a magazine focussing on the whole of surfing and not individual parts, but the chances is slim.
On the whole, however, he carries the reader with him by sheer effrontery.
The second half of my life has on the whole been absolutely delightful. Times, Sunday Times
Now I am of the school that, on the whole, subscribes to the idea that there is a right way and a wrong way to do something.
The bank crash has had a ripple effect on the whole community.
On the whole, the relationship was described in pejorative terms.
On the whole, when feeling angry and wronged, women act with more speed and less thought of exacting longterm damage. Times, Sunday Times
Soon the whole country was under his sole dominion.
Tet on the whole his poetry are classified into two and abstruse style and plain style.
On the whole, it is an earnest attempt to preserve traditional crafts from extinction and to help skilled craftsmen and weavers, who are living in penury.
Thereupon the whole audience began cheering.
The tribune of the plebs was a clever man and not a bad speaker; he had now got amongst his opponents a man of insolent temper and hot tongue, whom he could irritate and provoke into saying things which would bring odium not only upon himself, but upon his cause and upon the whole of his order. The History of Rome, Vol. I
On the whole they are not afraid to have the tough conversations that men shy from.
Good love makes you see the whole world from one person while bad love makes you abandon the whole world for one person.
What do you expect me to do, take on the whole German East Asia Brigade with my trusty six-shooter?
Here the draftsperson has chosen to set out in this subdivision the whole operation of the part.
Victoria Land consists of a vast, ancient complex of crystalline schists and granitic rocks, large extents of which are covered by a sandstone formation (“Beacon Sandstone,” Ferrar), on the whole horizontally bedded, which is at least 1,500 feet thick, and in which Shackleton found seams of coal and fossil wood (a coniferous tree). The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912
At least TOWIE is mildly amusing although it must be said that on the whole the women are utterly vacuous and self-obsessed. The Sun
By mid afternoon the whole world was converging on America as the horrifying and abominable events unfolded.
Of the principal character thus introduced (the celebrated and graceful, but charlatanic, Bolingbroke) I still think that my sketch, upon the whole, is substantially just. Devereux — Complete
His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.
These letters are familiar, occasionally intimate, but on the whole quotidian, recurring to her real estate woes and his ne'er-do-well relations.
In my case I'd say shares, on the whole, are cheap although not screamingly so.
Both used the angular outlines, the burning transparencies, the fixed but still unfathomable symbols of the great mediæval civilisation; but Rossetti used the religious imagery (on the whole) irreligiously, Christina Rossetti used it religiously but (on the whole) so to make it seem a narrower religion. The Victorian Age in Literature
Yields are on the whole less enticing. Times, Sunday Times
On the whole, however, I would be more conservative with regard to the use of the Sanctus because of its hallowed place in the history of the Eucharistic prayer.
So it appears the two words originally had two distinct meanings "ope" possibly meant a fissure in a rock? and "hope" meant a valley, but these distinctions have since on the whole been blurred. Languagehat.com: (H)OPE.
we took on the whole caboodle
Boneless One 42 gnaws his foot in his fireless house and wretched home; for the sun shows him no pastures to make for, but goes to and fro over the land and city of dusky men 43, and shines more sluggishly upon the whole race of the Hellenes. Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
On the whole, it may be safe to consider the sun as the Siouan arch-mystery, with the mythic thunder-bird or family of thunder-birds as a sort of mediate link between the mysteries and men, possessing less power but displaying more activity in human affairs than the remoter wakanda of the heavens. The Siouan Indians

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