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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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political
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Furthermore, these viewpoints in this problem situation are very emotive as they have moral and political overtones .
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The course was moved to Reinhardt College in 1994, after complaints about its political overtones stirred a controversy at Kennesaw State.
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It is extremely difficult to believe that this cult did not have political overtones .
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We had a disastrous snowfall which had serious political overtones .
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The industry has always claimed that this was a purely technical decision without any political overtones .
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A committee of the sort called for by Cunningham would be a rarity in the Capitol and would have unavoidable political overtones .
racial
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This message had clearly coded racial overtones and appealed to many working-class whites, particularly in rural areas of the recession-hit state.
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But there are clear racial overtones , which the press has been quick to highlight.
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In fact, in the Brixton gang trial, the racial and class overtones of the case were often quite evident.
religious
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The hunt has strong religious overtones , and it can only succeed if harmony and peace prevail.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Be mindful, while you communicate, of the overtones as well as the basic content of your message.
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Furthermore, these viewpoints in this problem situation are very emotive as they have moral and political overtones.
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It is an informal, forward looking activity with no overtones of criticism.
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It was an unofficial meeting with official overtones.
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The suggestion for a moratorium on nuclear testing, with its overtones of propaganda, was old and unexciting.
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To me it held overtones of rot and decomposition, perhaps imaginary because of my worries about the condition of the raft.
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We had a disastrous snowfall which had serious political overtones.