Sentences with phrase «positive side of that ledger»
On the positive side of the ledger, it inspired Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace to work out the mechanics of natural selection based on Malthus's observation that populations tend to increase geometrically (2, 4, 8, 16...), whereas food reserves grow arithmetically (2, 3, 4, 5...), leading to competition for scarce resources and differential reproductive success, the driver of evolution.
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On the positive side of the ledger we're also shown a sympathetic master (Benedict Cumberbatch) and an abolitionist (Brad Pitt).
On the positive side of the ledger, I can think of no other area of education in which policymaking and discussion rely as much on appeals to evidence.
The character that's been retained is on the positive side of the ledger.
The investment business has more than its share of those who don't deliver value, and I labor to be on the positive side of that ledger, as do many others.