upon the whole

Considering all parts or aspects of something together; ultimately. Karen isn't doing well in French this semester, but upon the whole, her grades are good. Upon the whole, we had a great trip, but it was annoying that our flight got delayed.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
James	[dʒeimz]
Cirino	chee-REE-no (Italian), thee-REE-no (Spanish), see-REE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Pasqualino	-	Italian
Jillie	JIL-ee	English
ÅKe	AW-ke	Swedish
Svjetlana	-	Croatian, Serbian