The senator is running a 'negative' campaign. [=a campaign that criticizes the other candidate instead of saying what good things the senator wants to do]
There is a high rate of 'false negatives' for this test. [=this test often incorrectly indicates that something is not present when it really is]
Since the positives outweigh the 'negatives', I'm going to take the job. [=there are more good things about the job than bad things]
(..) - Can we run with that? We suggest breaking up his father's company as a "screw you" to the old man. No, because I think positive emotion trumps negative emotion every time. We all yearn for reconciliation, for catharsis. We need Robert Fischer to have a positive emotional reaction to all this. (..)2010 Inception