(on) the balance of evidence/probability
(formal) (considering) the evidence on both sides of an argument, to find the most likely reason for or result of something(从)总的来说;(考虑)正反两方面;权衡双方证据- The balance of evidence suggests the Liberal party's decline began before the First World War.证据的平衡表明,自由党的衰落始于第一次世界大战之前。
- The coroner thought that on the balance of probabilities, the pilot had suffered a stroke just before the crash.验尸官在分析各种可能性后认为,飞行员很有可能在空难发生之前突然中风。
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