overall pattern
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverallandpattern
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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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pattern
noun
uk/ˈpæt.ən/us/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofoverallandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofoverall pattern
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Clearly theoverallpatternis quite varied.
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Theoverallpatternis, however, the same.
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However, no significantoverallpatternof association was seen.
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However, theoverallpatternappears to be reproduced.
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Thisoverallpatterncan be regarded as an exemplary corroboration of veto player theory.
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Hisoverallpatternof performance was exactly as predicted by the exemplar account.
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Theoverallpatternof cellular immunoreactivity, however, was still consistent with the relative concentration of donor.
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Obviously, theoverallpatternof coastal graft could be traced back much further than 1727.
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Despite these problems, theoverallpatternof low host specificity is robust and well documented.
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For sequence dancers theoverallpatternof the dance that the dancers make together is important.
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In practice, imposing these restrictions had very little effect on theoverallpatternof results.
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Theoverallpatternof results was similar to the previous experiment.
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Polls conducted over the next six years found thisoverallpatternlargely holding steady.
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In the next section we return to theoverallpatternand differences between regions.
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But theoverallpatternhas been one marked by difficulties related to publication.
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The fundamental character of this addition within theoverallpatternis apprehended at the general level.
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Two text categories (reportage, scripted monologue), however, did not conform to thisoverallpattern.
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Theoverallpatternof results is not changed if nonparametric measures are used.
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While the significance level of democracy varied tremendously, theoverallpatternis clear.
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Theoverallpatternof results suggests that age-related changes in reminiscence behaviour are not marked.
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Moreover, conversion is shown to contribute less than replacement to theoverallpatternof change.
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These, however, were the exceptions : theoverallpatternis quite clear.
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Text-figure 2 shows theoverallpatternoccurring in the survey period.
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But these are not sufficient to affect theoverallpatternof similarity between face and goat.
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The two exceptions from thisoverallpatternare the party leader debates in 1994 and 2002.
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