If there is some loss of consumer choice, the cost may be outweighed by efficiencies from bundling.
"We simply cannot allow the political influence of any American to be outweighed by foreign money, " Dole said.
Yet any cuts in carbon emissions might be outweighed by the negative affect aluminum could have on water supplies.
He said the "bedroom tax" would save the UK government money but would be outweighed by the costs imposed on the Scottish economy.
In other words, the perceived benefits of the increased fiscal and monetary stimulus measures likely can be outweighed by their potential long-term costs.
But in less developed countries, the promise of cheaper calls may be outweighed by the desire to protect the revenues of state-owned incumbents.
It is an entirely empirical question whether damage caused by bad policy will or will not be outweighed by improvements developed by enterprising people.
Against this background, the gains from unilaterally cancelling the promissory notes would probably be outweighed by the negative response from the rest of the Eurozone.
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This tax benefit may well be outweighed by a lower rate of return, since the extra administrative costs could prevent providers offering competitive interest rates.
Curiously, it is assumed in the case of Iraq that American intervention is pre-ordained to be incompetent and that the looked-for benefit will be outweighed by the unintended consequences.
These tax benefits can be outweighed by the risks of having too much in company stock or the benefits of using the proceeds to pay down debt or build up an emergency fund.
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The short-term gains will be far outweighed by the significant losses of trust, cooperation, loyalty, and motivation you create.
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Even if investors responded to the prospect of improved profits, such benefits would surely be far outweighed by the risks to the stockmarket from a weaker dollar.
Even so, this year's surge in spin-offs and the rise in the conglomerate discount certainly suggest that new diversifications are likely to be far outweighed by corporate break-ups.
But he added that the costs would be "far outweighed" by the benefit to the economy of avoiding future financial crises.
Supporters of the measure say, however, the threat of price increases, which they say will be minimal, is outweighed by the need to protect the sick from HMOs that deny necessary care.
Banque de France Governor Christian Noyer said at the weekend that predictions that fiscal tightening would cause European growth to tip over the edge have been proved to be ill-judged and outweighed by the rise of private sector confidence lifting the economy back to a healthy growth rate.
It may be that, in aggregate, these side-effects of QE are outweighed by the relief brought to borrowers from lower rates.
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