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pros and cons

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the pros and cons
the good and bad parts of a situation, or the reasons why you should or should not do something. We've been discussing the pros and cons of buying a house. (often + of)
See also: pro

pros and cons
advantages and disadvantages. We've been discussing the pros and cons of buying a house.
See also: pro

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He read many wise things in books, but he could only judge from his own experience (he did not know whether he was different from other people); he did not calculate the pros and cons of an action, the benefits which must befall him if he did it, the harm which might result from the omission; but his whole being was urged on irresistibly.
At length the lady of the caravan shook off her fit of meditation, and, summoning the driver to come under the window at which she was seated, held a long conversation with him in a low tone of voice, as if she were asking his advice on an important point, and discussing the pros and cons of some very weighty matter.
 
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