"assessing the overall" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize that something needs to be viewed from a more macro-level perspective. For example, "We need to assess the overall impact of this policy change before we decide to proceed."
A combination of simulation results and, a recently proposed, tilt control system assessment method are utilised for assessing the overall performance of the tilt controller.
International guidelines recommend assessing the overall long-term benefit of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) using multidimensional measures.
Two geometric designs of the reactor have been studied for assessing the overall deposition characteristics.
Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, says in a foreword to the MPA report assessing the overall state of projects: "We have made significant progress.
Perhaps for this reason, divorce lawyers as a group are among the most pessimistic when it comes to assessing the overall state of privacy in the digital age.
"Patients' perceptions and experience of care are very important in assessing the overall success of medical treatments," Dr. Bozic said.
The authors have focused solely on greenhouse gas emissions rather than taking a broader view and assessing the overall contribution of our lamb production systems.
Assessing the overall energy impact during pre-use phases of a building has been neglected at large.
The GRADE Working Group's criteria for assessing the overall level of evidence were used to evaluate the reviews.
Assessing the overall biodiversity changes in entire regions faces with the traditional lack of consistent biodiversity data.
Assessing the overall supply and demand of fiber, as well as manufacturing constraints involving recycled and virgin wood fiber, Olivetti visits dozens of mills.
