Sentence examples for the overarching criterion from inspiring English sources

There are many ways to achieve this, but the overarching criterion is that no object-color pair is a clear best choice; there are always competing choices.

Two greenwall types provide the analytic framework based on plant growth form as the overarching criterion, namely the mechanically-dependent climber (CGW) and mechanically-independent herb-shrub (HGW).

Lara Weitzman New York, Nov. 18, 2008 • To the Editor: Using college graduation as the overarching criterion of success — and claiming that the value of the SAT lies in its ability to predict this — sets the success bar rather low.

Consistency is not included into the overarching criteria within either proposal.

The first branch of value hierarchy development identifies the overarching criteria, including 'Political,'Environmentalal,' 'Social,' and 'Economic' factors.

The overarching editor had bought the piece.

The overarching design was also familiar.

Perhaps the overarching question was just: Really?

That remains, after two days of testimony, the overarching question.

Persistence is the overarching design-problem.

Forbes.com: What's the overarching strategy behind these moves?