Numbers can be tricky. On the one hand, they are simply numbers.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

On the other hand, if you choose not to be very motivated, not to be very responsible, not to be prepared to work very hard, you probably won't get a good education."

VOA: special.2009.12.03

Tackling maternal mortality, on the other hand, requires that good quality care be quickly available at health clinics.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

"On the other hand, we want to be encouraging of ways in which both India and Pakistan can feel secure and focus on the development of their own countries and their people,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

One man appreciates cheap domestic gasoline, sold at pennies per liter, but adds "on the other hand, if the price of gasoline were higher, maybe there would be more funds for roads and other projects."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06