overall success

collocation in English

meaningsofoverallandsuccess

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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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success
noun
uk
/səkˈses/
us
/səkˈses/
the achieving of the results wanted or ...
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(Definition ofoverallandsuccessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverall success

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At the same time, it is clear that these alterations are important to theoverallsuccessof the system.
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Of course, theoverallsuccessof communication will depend on more than just the knowledge content and the choice of media formats.
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Analysis of the data presented to the registry has shown that four variables are critical to theoverallsuccessof islet transplantation.
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Each enjoyed resources that contributed to theoverallsuccessof the movement.
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Consequently, it is not possible to speculate about children'soverallsuccessin recognizing that the primary meaning of the homonym was incorrect.
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The availability of retransplantation as a therapeutic option makes theoverallsuccessrate of transplantation high enough for patients to want the procedure.
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Rather, it appears that the elites genuinely believed that they could save these firms and thereby facilitate theoverallsuccessof the transition.
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Theoverallsuccessrate of this approach has been so encouraging that intensive research has been focused on reproduction in vitro.
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Theoverallsuccessof transplantation is reflected by the number of procedures performed throughout the world.
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The benefit of knowing one's health status and the importance of individual co-operation to theoverallsuccessof the project was stressed.
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Theoverallsuccessrate ranged from 40 to 79%.
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Theoverallsuccessrate was 61.3 % (95 % confidence interval 52.7-69.3 %).
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Although there is significant, across-theboard development in children'soverallsuccessin producing the sentences, this development characterizes both declaratives and questions similarly.
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With practice, however, it was possible to remove the vitelline membrane through strictly physical means, although theoverallsuccessrate was low.
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Horizon scanning was a particularly valuable source for acute sector and pharmaceutical panel suggestions, although itsoverallsuccessrate was low.
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Ouroverallsuccessrate was 84%.
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Given that acquiring new or similar sounds involves the simultaneous mastery of different phonetic parameters, the individual consideration of such principles is necessary to predict learners'overallsuccess.
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