- including everything or everyone; in total
- The company will invest $1.6m overall in new equipment.
- Last season he came second overall in the South African championships.
- She kept the lead and won overall.
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- generally; when you consider everything
- Overall, this is a very useful book.
- I think overall we're doing a good job.
- Students were satisfied overall with what they had achieved.
Language Bank conclusionconclusionSumming up an argument- In conclusion, the study has provided useful insights into the issues relating to people’s perception of crime.
- On the basis of this study, it can be concluded that the introduction of new street lighting did not reduce reported crime.
- To sum up, no evidence can be found to support the view that improved street lighting reduces reported crime.
- The available evidence clearly leads to the conclusion that the media do have an influence on the public perception of crime.
- The main conclusion to be drawn from this study is that public perception of crime is significantly influenced by crime news reporting.
- This study has shown that people’s fear of crime is out of all proportion to crime itself.
- Fear of crime is out of all proportion to the actual level of crime, and the reasons for this can be summarized as follows. First…
- Overall/In general, women are more likely than men to feel insecure walking alone after dark.
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