as a whole
Frequency: 9.5150.7 per million words
when considering something as a complete entity, not in separate parts
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- Unemployment is higher in the north than in the country as a whole.
- Considering the project as a whole, it was a significant success.
- The team performed exceptionally well as a whole during the championship.
- We need to examine the situation as a whole before making any decisions.
- The economy as a whole is showing encouraging signs of recovery.
- How do you perceive the current state of education as a whole?
- The book, as a whole, offers a thought-provoking and fresh perspective.
- Her contribution to the organization as a whole has been invaluable.
- The local community, as a whole, overwhelmingly supported the new initiative.
- Despite a few minor glitches, the event as a whole was a resounding triumph.