overall economy

collocation in English

meaningsofoverallandeconomy

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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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economy
noun
uk
/iˈkɒn.ə.mi/us
/iˈkɑː.nə.mi/
the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made ...
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(Definition ofoverallandeconomyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At best, governments looked to address specific industry-specific distortions, while fundamentally allowing theoveralleconomyto find its own path.
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The lighter curve illustrates the effect of increased capital intensity in theoveralleconomy.
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While the country'soveralleconomyis expanding, poverty in the rural north has spiraled.
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Such models could be compared to each other on grounds ofoveralleconomy, and also (potentially) with suitable psycholinguistic experiments.
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This showed the importance of rice in theoveralleconomyof the study villages.
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Export shocks probably have greater effect on theoveralleconomyin highly export dependent countries than in relatively more autarchic neighbours and consequently offer a stronger stimulus for opportunistic elections.
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Plot (c), which presents the coefficients for satisfaction with theoveralleconomy, does demonstrate such a relationship.
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Olson, for instance, argues that special interest groups tend to influence state policy unduly, reaping particularistic privileges that damage theoveralleconomy.
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To withdraw it would not be a contribution tooveralleconomy.
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So there are plusses and minuses within theoveralleconomy.
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The decision to send a standard number of booklets to each primary and middle school was taken on the grounds ofoveralleconomyand efficiency.
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By focusing on raising education standards, we raise the value of human capital, thereby raising the performance of theoveralleconomy.
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Those new ship-repairing yards bring about an improvement in theoveralleconomyof the country.
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If it is funded, it comes from theoveralleconomy, which is produced by the present generation in order to support the older generation.
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If we really want to protect the future of pension funds, we must take into account the effect of theoveralleconomyon their performance.
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The forum frequently conducts in-depth research, which has shown that late payment of bills imposes significant costs on both individual businesses and theoveralleconomy.
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It is also a major contributor to theoveralleconomywith a financial impact of something like £189 million to £193 million a year.
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Indeed, we have over-emphasised owner occupation to the detriment of theoveralleconomy.
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It is important, therefore, that something much more effective should be done to support theoveralleconomyfor my constituency and other distant constituencies.
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