But the overall cleanliness of subway cars remained "poor," under the transit agency's own guidelines, with 68 percent overall falling somewhere in the "dirty" category.

Some adherents cite a concern for overall cleanliness, with the stakes raised by high-maintenance white carpet and muddy footsteps of soccer kids.

The bathroom is a great sign of overall cleanliness.

The overall cleanliness of a store is probably a good indicator for its salad bar.

Check out the restroom It can be a good barometer of the overall cleanliness of a place, experts say.

It is responsible for the overall cleanliness in Singapore and imposes a high standard of hygiene requirements on the food retail industry.

Beaches are measured for bacteria levels to rate the overall cleanliness of the water; the survey did not take shore conditions into account.

But the workfare program has not increased the city's overall cleanliness, the report shows.

Caretakers manage the site to ensure its overall cleanliness, although toilets are still lacking on the premises.

After a fortnight there, cholera struck, despite the overall cleanliness of the ship.