running theme

collocation in English

meaningsofrunningandtheme

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running
adjective[after noun]
uk
/ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/us
/ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/
happening on a particular number of ...
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theme
noun[C]
uk
/θiːm/us
/θiːm/
the main subject of a talk, book, ...
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(Definition ofrunningandthemefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrunning theme

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Arunningthemein the debate is the location and cost of offices.
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This is arunningthemeof mine in considering legislation.
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This is arunningthemeall the time.
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Secondly, there is the problem, which has been arunningthemethroughout the debate, of knowing where to stop with the detail of advice.
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There has been arunningthemethrough many of today's contributions.
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This is like arunningtheme.
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Hurdling events and the steeplechase are a variation upon the flatrunningthemein that athletes must clear obstacles on the track during the race.
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Arunningthemein the series is the group's dysfunctional nature and infighting.
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Arunningthemeis his compulsive hoarding of seemingly useless items.
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Consequently, the album'srunningthemeis pressure and how humans act under different kinds of pressure.
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You just find something off the street and you incorporate it in your art and it becomes thisrunningtheme.
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He also feels emasculated, which is arunningthemefor him in season 3.
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Every song title in this album have arunningthemeof 4-character, taken from famous names of real celebrities and fictitious characters.
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Eating annoying characters is arunningthemethroughout the virtual boyfriend's chats.
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There is also arunningthemeof the characters accidentally unleashing evil upon their world.
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Class division, or the assumption of a higher status than is warranted, is arunningthemeof the book.
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He says he tends to write simple lyrics that people can grasp with arunningthemethroughout the song.
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The video makes use of strategic camera techniques in which the members' faces are never totally shown, thus keeping with the band'srunningthemeof anonymity.
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The result is a flawed but relatable character due to the self-deprecating humor with which she tackles stereotypical issues within malefemale relationships (commitment being therunningtheme).
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