On balance, the American people did not much like what they saw.
"On balance, the programs are of great value to the university and to the nation."
On balance, perhaps the day had been more good than bad.
And I think, on balance, my life has been more often good than bad.
But on balance, the children think they understand the work better, and so do the teachers.
Probably, on the balance of things, he really hadn't seen the report.
But on balance I thought it was a good situation.
On balance, I think it was the right thing to do.
But, on balance, it is about even in its good and bad points.
In short, he said, things look pretty good on balance.
But on further reflection, I think that this was a good idea.
No, he decided on reflection, they were brown, but only by a hair.
Which was as it should be, he supposed on reflection.
On reflection, she said, there is little chance of that.
On reflection, he thought, they will probably try to take me out in the small hours of the morning.
On reflection, perhaps that is not so very kind, after all.
On reflection, I decided to let him come to me.
On reflection, that was about the best time to go back to.
And, on reflection, she might as well come straight to the point.
On reflection, I decided it had been pretty nice at that.
Idiome