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
Andjela	-	Serbian
Tadala	tah-DAH-lah	Southern African, Chewa
Lonnie	LAHN-ee	English
Ingo	ING-go (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Ognyan	-	Bulgarian
Kristy	KRIS-tee	English