I believe there are certain pluses even in the way it has been done.
Someone is chalking up on the blackboard the pluses and minuses and not allowing the purchases to exceed the exports to any great extent.
But the pluses are nothing compared with the minuses this year.
The elections review recommended several ways that could be done—on paper or electronically, each of which has pluses and minuses.
There are some pluses but lots of minuses.
I concede immediately that, in this context, there are pluses and minuses in imposing arbitrary time limits.
It is intended that these minuses and pluses shall balance, and that we shall be able to anticipate the right amounts.
Whatever system is put in place will not be perfect and there will always be pluses and minuses.
