"In the great scheme of things, that's nothing.
In the great scheme of things, £13bn isn't necessarily extravagant - it's about 2% of public spending.
"Sounds like a small thing in the great scheme of life.
In the great scheme of things, I suppose it doesn't matter too much.
So does it really matter, in the great scheme of things, whether your driver is female?
Some will say it doesn't matter, or that it's a minor issue in the great scheme of things.
"He is a very good advocate," concedes a fellow QC. "In the great scheme of things, he's a Good Thing.
"In the great scheme of things, the Internet bubble, by Silicon Valley standards, is a thing of the past.
It's a tiny amount in the great scheme of things but it's the only public support given to writers.
In the great scheme of things, the way Stanford Med handled my pregnancy gets an A+ in all the most important, practical ways.
"It's only a ninety-minute flight," I said, suggesting that in the great scheme of things it wasn't that long to be separated from your husband.
