(on) the balance of evidence

(on) the balance of evidence
(on) the balance of ˈevidence/probaˈbility f15 idiom
(formal) (considering) the evidence on both sides of an argument, to find the most likely reason for or result of sth

The balance of evidence suggests the Liberal party's decline began before the First World War.

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