overriding principle

collocation in English

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overriding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪ.dɪŋ/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪ.dɪŋ/
more important than ...
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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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(Definition ofoverridingandprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anoverridingprincipleof interaction and social order was the rule of respect (intlonipho) towards seniors, especially towards those of one's own descent group.
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Interactive learning can be said to be itsoverridingprinciple.
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Democracy and national self-determination are anoverridingprinciple.
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It is anoverridingprincipleof industrial relations law that no action need be taken until it has been balloted on.
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Ouroverridingprincipleis to uphold the rule of law, creating new structures to respect all the rights at issue.
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There is anoverridingprinciplethat the personal representatives are liable only to extent of the assets of the estate they are administering.
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However, there is anoverridingprinciplewhen writing the law: equality before the law.
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I always thought it was anoverridingprinciplein all these matters that there should be equality of treatment between the various citizens dealt with.
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I am not entitled to write my views into law, unless there is anoverridingprincipleof public protection involved.
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I am not certain whether there is anoverridingprinciplethat should make us votes against the proposals.
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But there is anoverridingprinciple— that of confidentiality, and, it might almost be said, of natural justice.
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Access to justice for all was theoverridingprinciplebehind the establishment of the legal aid scheme.
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The amendment makes it clear that merit is theoverridingprinciple, but that is immediately put in jeopardy in the amendment.
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This law is based on theoverridingprincipleof the freedom of the high seas.
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When commercial success is theoverridingprinciplein the board room, the editor will have to toe the line.
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We deem that to be theoverridingprinciple.
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But there is anoverridingprinciple.
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I think that the oneoverridingprincipleis that of fairness and justice between man and man.
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This should have been theoverridingprinciple: the sooner we act, the softer the landing is.
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Theoverridingprincipleis that the sentence imposed by the court should be commensurate with the seriousness of the offence.
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