Sentence examples for overriding issues from inspiring English sources

An invertebrate Congress has virtually defaulted on its constitutional oversight duties by meekly surrendering to presidential claims of privilege or state secrets or eschewing hearings on overriding issues like war and peace.

What, for her, were the overriding issues?

I think leadership and national security are going to be the overriding issues.

The bakers and their allies have a different set of overriding issues: high commodity prices.

Yet, I'm increasingly leaning toward making these the overriding issues on how I vote.

But Mr. Gore came away with two overriding issues to exploit in the closing weeks.

Many respondents noted that sharing water with strangers is customary in village communities and required as a matter of courtesy or charity, which seems to override issues of water safety.

These different factors reflect the three major, overriding contextual issues – gender inequality, rapid social transitions, and chronic poverty (23) – that were identified at the start of this paper.

Inequality is another overriding global issue.

The economy may override social issues this year and people still might not vote for Obama".

But the outcome of the meeting may revive the opposition's concern that Mr. Mbeki has favored Mr. Mugabe and disdained Mr. Tsvangirai — and that Mr. Mbeki's need for a quick deal will override other issues.