We also tend to err on the side of doing something rather than nothing.
As is also typical in such situations, I chose to err on the side of safety.
No matter who's right, parents will err on the side of protecting their children.
When in doubt, err on the side of formality, addressing new acquaintances as "Monsieur" and "Madame".
Yet energy industry members and investors are well-advised to err on the side of great caution.
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For all of our sakes, they should err on the side of protecting the national security.
Travel experts agree that it's always best to err on the side of generosity.
But fund managers often have an obvious incentive to err on the optimistic side.
As a visitor you should err on the side of caution, but be prepared to wait.
The bar snacks err on the hearty side: oxtail meatballs, bone marrow bruschetta.
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When it comes to babies' health, it may be wise to err on the side of caution.
In laying out an online regulatory regime America is likely to err on the side of caution.
Is it sometimes worse to underplay potential hazards and consequences than to err on the side of caution?
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Financial institutions are likely well-advised to err on the side of firing people whose activities are not defensible.
We should err on the side of humanity, we should err on the side of quality health care.
We tend to err on the side of caution with private company valuations.
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Again, it is reasonable to argue that such uncertainty makes it better to err on the side of caution.
Do you think our government should err on the side of too much disclosure that might protect the investing public?
We'd err on the side of both, although the company's new employees aren't exactly playing their cards for us to see.
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The lesson: If you have the tendency to downplay your accomplishments, err on the side of assertive, even if it scares you.
Operators tended to err on the side of switching rolls too soon.
In the meantime, IKEA faces a dilemma: err on the side of caution and pull its meat balls from all European stores.
She has never worn them again and now makes sure to check the dress code, preferring to err on the conservative side.
But in the absence of sound admissions counseling, students should err on the side of applying to too many colleges versus too few.
They may hesitate in the face of political pressure or an explicit decision to err on the side of inflation rather than deflation.
However, even when dealing with a threat of low probability but devastating impact, one is obligated to err on the side of safety.
No one can know, but with Asia's awful past 12 months in mind, the right attitude is to err on the cautious side.
The 35 people exposed to the substance would be isolated until later in the day to "err on the side of safety, " said Capt.
Necessarily this number involved some guesswork about real estate values, but it was designed, as is our practice, to err on the low side.
It is time for investors to err on the side of caution and begin moving their chips off the table before the New Year.
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