The phrase "generally phrased" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that is expressed in a broad or non-specific manner.
Example: "The guidelines were generally phrased to allow for flexibility in interpretation."
Alternatives: "broadly stated" or "loosely articulated."
Let's take just one: tenure, which is generally phrased as being about who owns the land.
On the other hand, more broadly defined PROs are generally phrased and, because of this they allow for greater diversity in how respondents interpret their meaning.
The objectives are generally phrased using neutral wording (eg, "to compare the effect of treatment A versus treatment B on outcome X") rather than in terms of a particular direction of effect.
The poll question was phrased generally so that it could be asked in repeated surveys over time regardless of any specific legislative proposal.
He set up large areas around the beat, loosely and generally defining it, phrasing roughly but always in tune.
We generally regard phrases with pattern [ adj| verb]*[ fill]{2}[ noun]+ as noun phrases, where fill are fill words like of, the, for, etc.
When Mr. Bush criticized Mr. Kerry, he generally used phrases like "my opponent".
More generally, the phrase may refer to a tale based on imagination rather than fact.
Serious predictions about what would follow generally include phrases like "stock market crash," "economic meltdown," and "end of America as a world power".
Generally the phrases knocking around in my head at this time of year are of a cheery, convivial nature – "Merry Christmas"; "Happy New Year"; "Another Baileys?
For this reason, we generally use phrases like 'hallmarks of chaos' or 'chaos-like property' instead of the unqualified adjective 'chaotic.'chaotic
