Word: outweighed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...single-rent proposal for the Yard alone is a good solution to an interesting suggestion," Monro said. "There will be some problems, but the opportunities for benefit far outweigh any problems that might arise...
...chairmen of this year's Combined Charities Drive has proposed entrusting the drive to an independent, self-perpetuating organization. In the light of less-than-inspiring appeals previous to this year's success, such an establishment might have some merit, but the potential drawbacks to the plan outweigh the advantages...
...eyes of most Europeans, the likely gains far outweigh the risks. Return to convertibility, said Per Jacobsson, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, "is an outward and visible sign of the comeback of Europe in world affairs." More important yet, it went a long way toward establishing the climate of economic freedom in which international trade and investment have historically flourished. And it was only by establishing such a climate that mid-20th-century Europe, shorn of its empires, could achieve long-term prosperity and political health...
...There have been no fireworks yet over the NSF program," Street observed. "It has a certain amount of sense, and its advantages outweigh its single drawback," he added...
JOHNS HOPKINS. Dr. Thomas B. Turner, dean of the medical faculty: "I cannot candidly say that liberal arts in any sense outweigh science. We want both in our entering students: a background that is broad culturally and a preparation in basic science, specifically chemistry, biology and mathematics. The old unconcern for liberal arts has vanished. We want a man to be intellectually mature, and we recognize that he cannot attain that status taking nothing but science courses...