Meaning of BY AND LARGE

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adv]  usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
	Synonyms:		generally, more often than not, mostly
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		all in all, all things considered, almost entirely, altogether, approximately, as a rule, as a whole, as an approximation, at large, broadly, broadly speaking, chiefly, commonly, effectually, en masse, essentially, generally, generally speaking, in general, in the main, mainly, mostly, normally, on balance, on the whole, ordinarily, overall, predominantly, prevailingly, roughly, roughly speaking, routinely, speaking generally, substantially, usually, virtually