overall commitment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverallandcommitment
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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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commitment
noun
uk/kəˈmɪt.mənt/us/kəˈmɪt.mənt/
a promise or firm decision to ...
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(Definition ofoverallandcommitmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofoverall commitment
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The countries studied here have made some efforts in this direction, but theiroverallcommitmenthas been minimal.
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Its promotion generally was dependent on the interest of individuals rather than on anoverallcommitmentto history by the profession.
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By dissecting the communiqué, we thus discover that behind the grand declarations there was in reality no commitment, no signature to anoverallcommitment.
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Ouroverallcommitmentto provide £105 million financial aid over three years remains unchanged.
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Many multinational companies have not just a commercial interest in but anoverallcommitmentto world development.
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This means being faced with anoverallcommitmentto the complete development immediately the decision to develop is taken.
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We use the buses sensibly and logically to reduce theoverallcommitment.
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Ouroverallcommitmentis firm.
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We shall continue to take specific action as we feel it is necessary, but it is ouroverallcommitment to meeting the needs of all pupils that is vital.
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I'm not saying it was disrespectful to me, but it was in terms of theoverallcommitmentto the team.
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Creative skill, past experience, a sense of what makes good software, and anoverallcommitmentto quality are critical success factors for a competent design.
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We have no records of the overall commitments incurred by other highway authorities.
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Is it not time that we insisted that all secondary lenders take into account the overall commitments of the borrower, and that they should say no rather more frequently?
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