The phrase "overall needs" is correct and can be used in written English.
For example: The company must prioritize its overall needs before selecting new employees.
That scarcely puts a dent in the city's overall needs.
Aid from the EU accounts for almost one-third of the overall needs of the population.
The American assessment was for spending $19 billion, bringing the total overall needs to $55 billion.
"But I do recognise that our culture, and that of the industry overall, needs to evolve.
Relative to the country's overall needs, these scraps contain only trivial amounts of oil and natural gas.
This group did significantly better than either of the other groups at selecting the optimum car for their overall needs.
To ensure all students and teachers have adequate facilities, we need a system that targets overall needs.
"I would rather not speculate on what would happen if we were unsuccessful because it would be disastrous to the overall needs of the planet," he said.
This article describes the findings from a survey designed to identify the overall needs of our adjunct faculty.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health says: "Eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare is based on an assessment of an individual's overall needs.
Over four years, I have changed our position on immigration which, although it has benefited our country overall, needs to be controlled and managed.
