On balance, the company has had a successful year.

总的来说，公司这一年是成功的。

On balance, biotechnology should be good news for developing countries.

总的来说，生物技术对发展中国家来说应该是好消息。

He is a teenager, with the rebellions and feistiness characteristic of that age, but I like to think that, on balance, Henry would do it again if he had to.

他是个十几岁的人了，带着这个年龄段特有叛逆和暴脾气，但是，我倒愿意这样认为，总的来说，如果有必要，亨利会再做一次。

On balance he agreed with Christine.

总的说来，他同意克里斯蒂娜的看法。

Yet on balance he is hopeful.

然而不管怎样，他仍抱有希望。