By and large, these are very nice kids, and as the band The Who used to sing, "The kids are alright."(總的來說，這些孩子都很好，就像樂隊TheWho曾經唱的那樣：“孩子們都很好?！?

"And if you need to predict human height in the near future to design a piece of equipment," Gordon says that by and large, "you could use today's data and feel fairly confident."(“如果你需要預測人類不久后的身高來設計一個設備的話，”戈登概括說，“你可以相當自信地使用當今的數據?！?

By and large, people felt that their actions and hard work—not outside forces—were the deciding factor in how their lives turned out.(總的來說，人們覺得決定他們生活水平的因素是他們的實際行動和工作的努力程度，而不是外界的力量。)

In the development of Western technology, it has been non-verbal thinking, by and large, that has fixed the outlines and filled in the details of our material surroundings.(在西方科技的發展中，非語言思維大體上固定了我們物質環境的輪廓，并填充了細節。)

Because by and large people are good, aren't they?(因為人們基本上是好的，不是嗎？)

By and large, I enjoyed my time at school.(總的說來，我在學校很開心。)

But by and large they are the smaller firms among the foundation's membership.(但是總的來說在基金會成員中他們只是小角色。)

Yet by and large, the EITC helps only families with children.(然而，總的來說，EITC只幫助有兒童的家庭。)

By and large, the police do a dangerous job honourably.(總體來說，警察的工作是危險而值得人們尊敬的。)

By and large, the most successful big firms focus on their core businesses.(總的來說，最成功的企業還是把重點放在核心業務上。)