Whichever theory proves superior will be an overall judgment by the scientific community, working with certain standards that it has inherited.

But in the film's overall judgment, she is also a silly spaced-out fool who must come to her senses.

Mr. Milken did some good and some bad; overall judgment remains hard to render.

But the overall judgment on the man has to be favorable.

That's a characterization only, not an overall judgment; several of the works presented here seem destined for future life.

Mass marketed action, horror, and comedy films tend not to be greatly affected by a critic's overall judgment of a film.

"Obviously, there's an overall judgment of character," he said.

Once again, it is left to the courts to draw the line according to their overall judgment of the facts.

Based on a spot check of news organizations, the overall judgment is that the material has been better than nothing, but not much better.

At present, it is probably premature to pass overall judgment on the European Union's keeping of this promise.