general tenor

collocation in English

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general
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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tenor
noun
uk
/ˈten.ər/
us
/ˈten.ɚ/
a male singer with a high voice, or (especially in combinations) a musical instrument that has the same range of notes as the tenor ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandtenorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For those who value planning, thegeneraltenoris downbeat.
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This allows us to see that the music contributed significantly both to thegeneraltenorof recognizability in these works and to their capacity to connect with socially diverse audiences.
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Divergence at the level of application does not preclude convergence at the level of the norm's existence andgeneraltenor.
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It would be a very simple thing to print upon the bills of the evening a brief syllabus of each scene, or at least thegeneraltenorof the story.
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Thegeneraltenorof the comments has been very favourable.
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That little sentence in the middle did not make much difference to thegeneraltenor.
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Thegeneraltenorof the debate has been of great help to the industry.
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That has been thegeneraltenorof the debate.
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That was thegeneraltenorof his speech.
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I was wholly in sympathy with thegeneraltenorof the debate.
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Thirdly, he always introduces an enjoyable historical anecdote to lighten thegeneraltenorof the debate.
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I heard sufficient of it to guess itsgeneraltenor.
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I agreed very much with thegeneraltenorof his remarks.
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I should like to support thegeneraltenorof his remarks.
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Thegeneraltenoris that we should not neglect the pensions.
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That somewhat cuts down thegeneraltenorwhich might otherwise be attributed to the subsection.
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I can certainly accept thegeneraltenorof my noble friend's remarks in that field.
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I also appreciate thegeneraltenorof her remarks.
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Thegeneraltenorof the debate has been to pay a tribute to the police forces.
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I rather think not, from thegeneraltenorof his remarks.
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