overall policy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverallandpolicy
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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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policy
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɒl.ə.si/us/ˈpɑː.lə.si/
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a ...
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(Definition ofoverallandpolicyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofoverall policy
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The new four-level approach is expected to enhance theoverallpolicyeffectiveness in the securities sector, provided that the risk of agency loss is well under control.
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We will thus continue to bind the social and environmental strands into ouroverallpolicydecisions.
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Of course, this must form part of anoverallpolicyon migration and immigration.
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These issues must be taken very seriously if a credibleoverallpolicyis to be drawn up in this area.
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From this point of view, the document is somewhat limited in scope, since anoverallpolicyfor space cannot restrict itself merely to practical applications.
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As one part of a broader health system decision-making process, the fourth hurdle system will reflect theoverallpolicypreoccupations of the day.
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They derive utility not only from the cabinet'soverallpolicybut also from increased spending on their portfolio.
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However, the rise in the actual rate is less than the rise in the natural rate, and so, theoverallpolicystance is looser.
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Co-operation with market actors and national supervisors has increasedoverallpolicyeffectiveness.
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We have also established, as part of ouroverallpolicy, the desire to encourage discussion of contentious topics.
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Theoverallpolicywas one of 'maximum revenue from minimum consumption'.
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Indeed, it is important to separate the solution of individual cases from theoverallpolicyimpact that the ombudsman may have.
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Theoverallpolicysphere of child-support enforcement is, therefore, one with bureaucracy playing the dominant role.
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For example, individual voters have information about theoverallpolicyintent of the president but know little about specific bills.
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A corollary of this final point is that the permanent secretary is accountable to the minister for theoverallpolicyprocess.
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The present plan for the years 2000-2003 is, for the first time, strictly connected to theoverallpolicyplan of the government (8).
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If theoverallpolicyobjectives and measures taken to achieve these objectives remain the same, then these must be regarded as being first-order changes in policy.
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How can we provide patients as well as professionals with the information they need, because finally, it must be their decision, within anoverallpolicyframework.
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Yet the notion of policy as hypothesis requires that the bits and pieces of government intervention either anticipate, or be anticipated by anoverallpolicyformulation.
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However, if attention is focused on everyday practice rather thanoverallpolicyformation, tensions and resistances within the ' field ' of crime control must be carefully acknowledged.
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