verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sth outweighs the benefits (= something is more important than the benefits )
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Make sure that the risks don’t outweigh the benefits.
the advantages outweigh the disadvantages (= the advantages are more valuable )
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When it comes down to working from home, you have to decide if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
the advantages outweigh the disadvantages (= there are more advantages than disadvantages )
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The advantages of building the new road would outweigh the disadvantages.
the benefits outweigh the risks (= they are more important than the possible risks )
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The benefits to patients who are taking the drug far outweigh the risks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
far
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To say that its reviews were mixed is to understate the case - the cons far outweighed the pros.
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For them the dangers of infertility - real or imagined - may far outweigh the dangers of fertility.
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She says the advantages for children going on line far outweigh the disadvantages, particularly as on line applies to schoolwork.
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The added stability that this imparts to the crystallite far outweighs the limited loss of energy caused by chain flexing.
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Suddenly, agony far outweighed the thrill.
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The characteristic excellencies of Wordsworth's poetry are listed with repeated emphasis that they far outweigh the defects.
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But these lapses are far outweighed by moments of transcendence.
greatly
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All that must be conceded, and yet the book's virtues greatly outweigh its faults.
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For many years, the benefits of the expensive system greatly outweighed the disadvantages.
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On the whole the interviewees believed that the advantages greatly outweighed the disadvantages.
■ NOUN
advantage
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Its advantages may even outweigh its disadvantages.
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The advantages clearly outweighed the disadvantages.
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In the long term ministers were persuaded that the advantages would outweigh the obvious and possible drawbacks.
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On the whole the interviewees believed that the advantages greatly outweighed the disadvantages.
benefit
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If the social benefits outweigh the social costs, the constraint involved will be worthwhile.
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When you bury a veggie in all that fat, do the benefits outweigh the risks?
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Faculty supporters counter that the faculty would still be within the Institute and that the benefits would far outweigh the potential risk.
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Instead, ask whether the benefits of the teacup outweigh the cost.
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The benefits can outweigh the cost in time considerably, of course.
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However, despite some problems, the strengths of the benefit outweigh its weaknesses.
cost
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If the social benefits outweigh the social costs , the constraint involved will be worthwhile.
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Instead, ask whether the benefits of the teacup outweigh the cost .
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The benefits can outweigh the cost in time considerably, of course.
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In stage two, the benefits of having chil-dren continue to outweigh the costs .
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The benefits of solid modelling are often outweighed by its cost at the moment.
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The profits of jurisdiction may well have been outweighed by the costs of the bureaucracy.
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The savings outweigh the costs of caring for sick smokers and the loss of income taxes from deceased wage earners.
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The gigs will probably be great but this doesn't always outweigh the high cost of attending them.
costs
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If the social benefits outweigh the social costs , the constraint involved will be worthwhile.
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In stage two, the benefits of having chil-dren continue to outweigh the costs .
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The profits of jurisdiction may well have been outweighed by the costs of the bureaucracy.
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The savings outweigh the costs of caring for sick smokers and the loss of income taxes from deceased wage earners.
disadvantage
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Earn outs Earn outs are becoming less and less popular as the disadvantages often outweigh the advantages.
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If, however, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, there is nothing to stop any country from leaving the club.
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For every eight residents who saw benefits in tourism only one felt that the disadvantages outweighed the advantages.
effect
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But they suggest that overall, punishment has other effects which cancel out and even outweigh its deterrent effects.
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The probative value of the evidence was said to outweigh its prejudicial effect .
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It seems logical to suggest, therefore, that the income effect will continue to outweigh the substitution effect.
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It is possible, as shown, for the output effect to outweigh the substitution effect.
interest
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In these circumstances the public interest in encouraging people to report cases of child abuse has been held to outweigh other interests.
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The test is whether the public interest in disclosure outweighs the public interest in the preservation of confidence.
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She resisted all advances, for her love of coursing far outweighed her interest in any suitor.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Benefits of the surgery far outweigh the risk.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For frequent long-distance callers, the difficulties may be outweighed by the savings.
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In the first study in 1993, negative depictions outweighed the positive 2-to-1.
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In these circumstances the public interest in encouraging people to report cases of child abuse has been held to outweigh other interests.
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It was sufficient to outweigh Mr Field's 165 to 113 second-round victory in the individual members' section.
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Nevertheless, he says, the legend outweighs mere facts.
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The benefits of gaining insight, though, far outweigh the discomfort in getting there.
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The likely dangers of traditional internationalism are starting to outweigh any plausible benefits.