overall structure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverallandstructure
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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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structure
noun
uk/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofoverallandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofoverall structure
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Theoverallstructureof this article is as follows.
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Theoverallstructureis organized around general themes.
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These prioritized core purposes should determine theoverallstructure.
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Theoverallstructureof the book is shaped by the author's approach to literacy.
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The parallelism in this module has theoverallstructureof a parallel tree traversal.
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Theoverallstructureand style of the first edition has been retained for the second edition.
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Theoverallstructureof the work perhaps also needs to be questioned.
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These compounds are, inoverallstructure, mirror-images of each other.
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This graph thus makes theoverallstructureof the dynamic relations explicit.
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I have one quibble about theoverallstructureof the book.
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Theoverallstructureremains identical to that of the previous edition.
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Theoverallstructureof the musical score is encoded in a controlling patch.
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In this overview he thematically follows theoverallstructureof the book.
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We then define theoverallstructureof the procedural framework of this methodology and its subprocesses.
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An example of competence-related preference that affects theoverallstructureof the encounter is (1).
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However, theoverallstructureseems to vary between cones from different areas of the retina.
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Both halves of a reduplicative structure can contribute independently towards a minimally markedoverallstructure.
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Theoverallstructurerocks as it propogates in the longitudinal direction.
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Theoverallstructureof the book is, in other words, convincing.
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Theoverallstructureis also independent of the value of the diffusivity.
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However, the elements (1)-(4) and theoverallstructureis common to most existing prescriptive versions of the precautionary principle.
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If there is a problem for the reader, it is chiefly in theoverallstructureof the argument.
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When viewed in terms of itsoverallstructure, the larger part of the body shows evidence of morphological symmetry.
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Theoverallstructureof the book is clear but the structure of the individual chapters is somewhat loose.
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