overriding importance

collocation in English

meaningsofoverridingandimportance

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overriding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪ.dɪŋ/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪ.dɪŋ/
more important than ...
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importance
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈpɔː.təns/us
/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/
the quality of ...
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One clause is ofoverridingimportancein understanding the special nature of the conversion of concert room into opera house.
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The very concept of informed consent is almost meaningless in societies that stress theoverridingimportance of an individual's relationship with family and community.
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Theoverridingimportanceof very white seed colour as a selection criterion, driven by market demand, has confirmed that tef is an established cash crop.
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Most crucial, however, was theoverridingimportanceof the results of common work.
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This meant the plan could be read from the elevation; although, as discussed below, theoverridingimportance of external symmetry resulted in the facade occasionally contradicting the plan.
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It provides arguments for a postbiological universe, based on the likely age and lifetimes of technological civilizations and theoverridingimportanceof cultural evolution as an element of cosmic evolution.
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Why does the principle of uniformity suddenly become of suchoverridingimportancethat it is necessary to turn direct rule into a mockery?
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The town clerks' report rightly stressed theoverridingimportanceof this consideration of the administrative centre.
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Itsoverridingimportancewill be emphasised in tomorrow's debate.
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It is an important acknowledgement of the central andoverridingimportanceof the part that teachers play in the education system.
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It must surely be common ground that the morale of the three services is of quiteoverridingimportanceto any sensible defence policy.
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My primary belief is that the security of the ordinary citizen and his children is of paramount andoverridingimportance.
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In view of itsoverridingimportanceto the safety of the realm, the best site for the station had to be chosen.
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I shall deal with that concern in some detail, given itsoverridingimportance.
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What is also of enormousoverridingimportanceis the relationship between basic and applied research.
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It is ofoverridingimportanceto ensure that the electoral register is as complete as possible.
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There appears to be in it one phrase ofoverridingimportance, which gravely disturbs me.
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The principle that agreements once made should be honoured is ofoverridingimportance.
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It may be an important issue but it is not ofoverridingimportance.
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I am glad that the committee attachedoverridingimportanceto the welfare aspect of the trade.
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