The phrase "underlying thread" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to an idea or theme that is present throughout a sentence or piece of writing, even if it is not explicitly stated. Example: The speech was filled with patriotic rhetoric, but the underlying thread was a call for unity and cooperation among all citizens.
But there's another underlying thread amid all this: It bodes very well for holdout franchises to expand into mobile devices amid fear of cannibalizing devices or other parts of the market.
But really, the main underlying thread seems to be some people are afraid that, just perhaps, Apple will adopt something from Android like the trend of a larger screen.
And what is one main underlying thread among all of these shifts in public opinion?
The underlying thread weaved throughout all the tips I have shared above is this: place priority upon your spouse's needs.
Of course, it is a novel and it is more than likely polished at a few places, but still, what shines through and what is the underlying thread of the novel, is an honest account of a person, who has seemingly everything, still feels as if somehow, something is wrong, and sets out on a long, two months trip, in order to process his inner situation.
During the analysis, a theme emerged, i.e. the underlying thread illustrating the latent meaning of health care professionals' acquired experiences of barriers and facilitators that people with mental disorder face when seeking mental health care services.
The row between pop country and "authentic" country seems to be consuming country at the moment, cropping up even as one of the underlying threads in the hit TV drama Nashville, in which the bro superstar Luke Wheeler is set up as the antithesis of the tortured, artistic Deacon Claybourne.
Catch at least two warp threads (the underlying straight threads) with each stitch so that it is strong enough to support the tapestry.
An underlying postseason thread is the criticism the point guard Russell Westbrook has received for shooting too much.
The common thread underlying their stocks is that sentiment among major institutions remains low because of relatively modest financial performance the prior several years and reluctance to believe history could repeat.
The accumulation of these mature cell types in tissues that have failed to properly regenerate suggests that alterations in the function of MSCs may represent a common thread underlying reparative disorders [ 15].
