overriding theme

collocation in English

meaningsofoverridingandtheme

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overriding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪ.dɪŋ/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪ.dɪŋ/
more important than ...
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theme
noun[C]
uk
/θiːm/us
/θiːm/
the main subject of a talk, book, ...
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(Definition ofoverridingandthemefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, before looking at specific aspects of the development, oneoverridingthemecan be identified.
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Theoverridingthemethroughout has been that theories do not apply in any simple deductive way to the world.
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This book will also appeal to sociolinguists; language use in the community is clearly theoverridingtheme.
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It most certainly comes down to the lack of anoverridingtheme.
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That is theoverridingthemeof these proposals.
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Anoverridingthemein his novels is the focus on the common man.
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Theoverridingthemewas the promotion of self-reliance.
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The work is symphonic, with different movements working towards anoverridingtheme.
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A mainoverridingthemeis human emotions and how they are constructed and what they mean.
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Yet, itsoverridingthemeis war's evil.
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The melody and theoverridingthemerun through both versions, making them integral pieces to each other.
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Theoverridingthemeis the nature of women's work at that time, in the context and community.
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Hyman saw it as his own critical task to point out these overriding themes by which, tacitly, other critics organized their work and their thinking.
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