overall selection

collocation in English

meaningsofoverallandselection

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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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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition ofoverallandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverall selection

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Theoverallselectionratio for a species was given by its median selection ratio across all plots in which it occurred.
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It has decided that there should be an open competition through advertisement in the national press as part of theoverallselectionprocess.
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There is nooverallselectionin the cadet corps.
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They have made the firstoverallselectionin the draft once, in 2006.
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Heaney was the ninthoverallselectionand received an estimated $2.6 million signing bonus.
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Luck was the firstoverallselectionin 2012.
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He was drafted in the 16th round as the 187thoverallselection(comparable to the sixth round in the modern 32-team draft).
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Overallselectioncriteria included more than 30 factors in three areas: academics, costs and financial aid.
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He was the 10thoverallselectionin the second round (at the time there were fewer teams in the league and each round only had eight selections).
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Theoverallselectionincludes over 360 titles.
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He was the 357thoverallselection.
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The 2nd, 3rd, and 5th round picks were made in the middle of the 7th round as the 57, 58, and 59th overall selections.
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Ten underclassmen were taken in the first round, including three of the first four overall selections.
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Ottawa had the last pick in the first 4 rounds of the draft (9, 18, 27, 36 overall selections).
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