The phrase "an overlapping group of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a set of individuals or entities that share some common characteristics or members with another group.
Example: "The research focused on an overlapping group of participants who were involved in both studies."
Alternatives: "a shared group of" or "a common subset of".
But the Kochs' political organization, backed by an overlapping group of large conservative donors, is so far steering clear of the presidential race and focusing its efforts on the House and Senate.
The commission said it now had increased knowledge of the financial links between the different leave campaigners, as well as the significance of the digital campaign as "a key technique in the referendum amongst an overlapping group of campaigners... and a use of a small number of providers, including AIQ, for that campaigning".
This subgroup is further divided into patients with inter-ictal headache and patients with peri-ictal headache, with an overlapping group of individuals who presented both conditions.
We suggest that in "normal" subjects, fasting glucose and basal insulin are markers of different pathways to an overlapping group of disease processes.
The gene lists obtained from GN-11 neurons and mouse embryo fibroblasts microarray analyses were compared and an overlapping group of genes was identified which is shown here.
For the ataxia-neuropathy syndromes (ANS), this includes an overlapping group of disorders, about half of which have PEO as part of their clinical presentation.
More recently, a somewhat overlapping group of tech heavyweights called the Green Grid, including Intel, HP, Dell, Microsoft, IBM, Sun and AMD, announced a "roadmap" for the IT industry's adoption of more efficient data center hardware.
Comparative transcriptional profiling of N. crassa grown on five major crop straws of China (barley, corn, rice, soybean, and wheat straws) revealed a highly overlapping group of 430 genes, the biomass commonly induced core set (BICS).
We also evaluated a largely overlapping group of 475 participants with complete information regarding PM2.5 concentrations and all covariates, who presented for 992 study visits between January 14, 2003 and December 21 , 2011
We next compared CRTC1-MAML2-regulated and CREB-regulated gene lists in H3118 cells, and found a significant overlapping group of genes in fusion-positive MEC H3118 cells with 127 down-regulated and 29 up-regulated genes (Fig. 4c; Additional file 2: Table S3), which suggested the co-regulation of these genes by CRTC1-MAML2 and CREB interaction.
Then, earlier this month, a separate but overlapping group of local organizations reiterated the request in a letter to the board.
