I feel the gains of the Olympics far outweigh the bad and the ugly aspects.

"The gain outweighs the loss," the first of them told her.

But these are not normal circumstances, and the gains far outweigh the possible losses.

Up to now, he said, the gains to America have outweighed the losses from trade, but that outcome is not necessarily guaranteed in the future.

"Our analysis shows the gain from these stocks outweighs the very small risk" of owning them, said a spokesman for one major investment house.

Will investors think the possible gain outweighs the risk?

But it added that the potential gains would outweigh the costs.

In other words, the gains may ultimately outweigh the losses.

Our potential gain must outweigh theirs by a staggering degree.

"It's not entirely clear if the gain outweighs the pain."