English-Swedish translations for by and large

• i allmänhet
• i det stora hela
  I det stora hela är det alltså en bra förordning.By and large, then, this is a good regulation.
  Det betänkande som han har utarbetat avspeglar i det stora hela utskottets slutsatser.The report he has produced by and large reflects the conclusions of that committee.
  Vi kan sammanfattningsvis slå fast att organen i det stora hela förvaltades väl under budgetåret 2005.For the 2005 financial year, we can conclude that the agencies were by and large well managed.
• i stort sett
  De övriga har i stort sett ignorerat den.The others have, by and large, ignored it.
  Rapporten är dock i stort sett acceptabel.However, the report is, by and large, acceptable.
  De israeliska styrkorna höll sig i stort sett borta.By and large the Israeli forces kept out of the way.
• mestadels
  Musiken var mestadels mycket vacker.
• på det hela taget
  På det hela taget måste vi importera de andra energikällorna.By and large, we have to import the other energy fuels.
  Detta har redan, på det hela taget, bidragit till att hejda den finansiella kollapsen.This has already, by and large, helped to stop the financial meltdown.
  På det hela taget har emellertid motorindustrins banker lämnats utanför.By and large, however, the motor industry's banks have been left out.

Definition of by and large

• mostly, generally; with few exceptions

Examples

• It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation.

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