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All things considered, + clause

Band 5-6speakingtask2

Considering everything; used to give a balanced short conclusion after weighing different factors.

Examples

“All things considered, the new policy appears to have worked.”

“All things considered, I wouldn't recommend buying that phone.”

“All things considered, moving to the city was the right decision for me.”

Band 8 sentence

“All things considered, the evidence suggests that investing in public transport will deliver long-term benefits for the city.”

Collocations

  • All things considered, I would say ...
  • All things considered, it seems ...

Common mistakes

All thing considered,→All things considered,

All things are considered,→All things considered,

Considering all things,→All things considered,

Say it for a higher band

5All in all→6Overall→7+All things considered,

Synonyms

All in all

Overall

Easily confused

All in all

“All in all, the conference was productive.”

Related words

It is imperative that + clauseOn the other hand, + clauseIn my opinion, + clauseThere is a strong case to be made for + V-ingThese findings have important implications for + NPTo sum up, + clauseIt took + somebody + [time] + to + VOne advantage of + Noun/Gerund + is + ...

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