overwhelming emphasis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverwhelmingandemphasis
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overwhelming
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/
difficult to ...
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emphasis
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈem.fə.sɪs/us/ˈem.fə.sɪs/
the particular importance or attention that is given ...
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(Definition ofoverwhelmingandemphasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theoverwhelmingemphasisof the last two plates, however, is placed on the enactment or ritual surrounding the central symbol.
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Yet, in community care for older people, theoverwhelmingemphasison physical needs has created a serious lack of attention to their social needs.
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In both the letters and the articles theoverwhelmingemphasiswas placed on the positive effect of music on output.
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Anoverwhelmingemphasisand an assumed purpose for the holiday is, then, to be with other people, to meet new people and to have the itinerary organised by other people.
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Overall, there was anoverwhelmingemphasisthat partners and care professionals would be the most likely providers of instrumental care, as revealed in the subjects' limited plans for care.
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His examination of a rural social group provides a nice counterpoint to theoverwhelmingemphasisin the literature on elites living in densely populated, nucleated centers.
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The particular historical provenance of the essays might have been signalled in the book's title, as might itsoverwhelmingemphasison the literary, in its broadest sense.
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Theoverwhelmingemphasisis on building up character, because these boys and girls have suffered in the vast number of cases from a bad environment.
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It offers training across the whole construction sector, places anoverwhelmingemphasison safety, and makes constant efforts to drive up standards.
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Rather, the criticism here is that theoverwhelmingemphasisplaced on the physical aspect of life undervalues spiritual life and well-being.
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