overall allocation

collocation in English

meaningsofoverallandallocation

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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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allocation
noun
uk
/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the process of giving someone their part of a total amount of something to use in a ...
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(Definition ofoverallandallocationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I have today provided a written statement on theoverallallocationof the science budget for 1995–96.
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In addition, a proportion of the fund'soverallallocationgoes towards computer skill training which forms part of other, more comprehensive training schemes.
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Any changes in caseload, or type of caseload, may affect the amount allocated to individual authorities, but not theoverallallocation.
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That could be changed without, in the first instance, any implications for theoverallallocation.
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I am now reviewing with the industry the question of priorities within theoverallallocation.
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It is for local authorities to choose their own priorities within theoverallallocation.
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The health authority funding, for its responsibilities, is to come from itsoverallallocationof resources.
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We have to pay regard to the species composition of theoverallallocationof a quota.
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Appropriate provision was made within the agency'soverallallocationof resources for consultancy fees.
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They themselves decide annually how much shall be allocated to particular publications within their approvedoverallallocationto publicity.
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In spite of proposals to reduce theoverallallocationin road maintenance, there are no grounds for reducing maintenance where traffic is heaviest.
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This money would have to come from theoverallallocationto the movement and would reduce the work which could be done.
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However, theoverallallocationfor the other services block, from which shire districts largely benefit, has increased.
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Subject to thatoverallallocation, it will be for each authority to determine spending priorities.
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Theoverallallocationis distributed by central government, but the actual deployment of those moneys is very much a matter for local government.
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No specific budget would be allocated to regional health authorities for redundancy payments; any such costs would be met from theiroverallallocation.
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Obviously the problems of pay and of theoverallallocationof the defence budget were imposed upon him from on high.
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Decisions about that have to be taken as part of the process of theoverallallocationof our aid programme resources.
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The costs of purchase and maintenance of equipment are matters for regional and district health authorities within theiroverallallocationof resources.
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I suppose there is some judgment which may be made about theoverallallocationof figures.
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