The phrase "of overarching importance" is correct and commonly used in written English.
You can use it to emphasize the significance or importance of something in a sentence. For example: "The protection of the environment is a matter of overarching importance for the future of our planet."
Beneath this didactic surface, Reed's real concern is with the absurdity of war, its smallness in the face of natural beauty and human love, and the abuse of language required to lend conflict an air of overarching importance.
However, when confronting with institutional interference that is of overarching importance in the Chinese context, these effects could decrease.
Ladies and Gentlemen, a Martian landing in the midst of the US presidential campaign and its extraordinary aftermath might have come away thinking that there were only four issues of overarching importance to Americans: tax cuts, prescription drugs, a missile defence - and which candidate looked better on Oprah.
The Americans clearly hope that an agreement will reduce the tension so the deadline can be postponed while permanent-status negotiations get under way.For a Likud-led government, with Mr Netanyahu at its helm, now with Mr Sharon beside him, to make a significant concession on territory could be of overarching importance in terms of Israel's future political alignments.
On this view, the vertical, rather than horizontal, dimension of communication is of overarching importance: individual citizens must have access to relevant information about what various authorities are doing, there must exist institutional channels through which they can pressure authorities and let them know their views on proposed policies.
In 1861, the Army was a befuddling mess whose lack of overarching structure bred choking inefficiency.
In addition, the role of overarching variables, such as reduced arousal, requires consideration.
The resulting "code of overarching principles and responsibilities" specifies each group's obligations.
Transcripts were discourse analysed with identification of overarching theme domains, cross thematic relationships, and thematic hierarchies.
She then read all transcripts, noting the emergence of overarching themes.
A composite list of overarching themes that represented the participants' experiences of depression was identified.
