On the whole, it seemed best to cut the visit short.总体来看，这次参观的时间最好缩短一些。

On the whole, I think we've made progress from last week.总体上，我觉得，从上星期开始，我们已经取得了一些进展。

On the whole, new parents reported that they were adapting very well to parenthood.基本上，新生儿父母都说自己能很好地适应家长角色。

He did a great job on the whole.总而言之，他干得很出色。