overarching goal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverarchingandgoal
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overarching
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɑː.tʃɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːr.tʃɪŋ/
most important, because of including or affecting all ...
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goal
noun[C]
uk/ɡəʊl/us/ɡoʊl/
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football ...
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(Definition ofoverarchingandgoalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofoverarching goal
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This is ouroverarchinggoal.
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Theiroverarchinggoalis to eliminate chaos from the land, and often do so without mercy to those they consider unworthy.
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Theoverarchinggoalis consolidating peace and stability.
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Theoverarchinggoalwas based on developing one into a more rational, self-regulated individual.
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All of these suggestions are in line with the field'soverarchinggoalof explaining the nature of interlanguage rules and determining their origins.
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Anotheroverarchinggoalis to candidly reflect on some of the methodological limitations of the research to date, and to identify directions for future research.
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Both resilience as a goal in itself and sustainability as anoverarchinggoalessentially pertain to the temporal dimension of human well-being.
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The pluralistic concept of happiness allows us to keep the idea that happiness is theoverarchinggoalof all human actions.
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Thisoverarchinggoalshapes the meaning of muzak's materials to a remarkable extent.
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In the subdiscipline of risk-benefit analysis, theoverarchinggoalis to achieve standard economic rationality in the management of risks.
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Theoverarchinggoalof this study was to examine children's emotional security and adjustment in the context of the broader pattern of family relationships.
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As noted, theoverarchinggoalis to provide an account that is practically relevant.
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Thereby theoverarchinggoalcould remain stable.
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This was primarily because of what was perceived as a separatist feminist stance that diverted from the more important,overarchinggoalof national liberation.
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Theoverarchinggoalof any taxonomy, therefore, is to supply some predictive value during the analysis of an unknown specimen, while the classifications within the taxonomy offer an explanatory value.
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Changes were made to ensure that our resources are focused more explicitly on theoverarchinggoalof eliminating poverty.
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The stability of the euro must, of course, remain the crucial andoverarchinggoal.
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Firstly, theoverarchinggoalof the strategy is to create a more dynamic and competitive economy.
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Global disarmament should be theoverarchinggoalof any policy on security.
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