The overall tone of the warning should be firm, but respectful.

But I took issue with the overall tone of hopelessness.

"It would help with the overall tone of our relationship," an Administration official said.

"But the overall tone of the day, I think, was really set the by retail sales numbers released in the morning."

The overall tone of the newsletter, on the other hand, is optimistic.

Yet both were held together by their overall tone.

"The overall tone of the report - particularly the hours data - was on the soft side," he said.

But I am rather reassured by the overall tone of this morning' s debate.

I welcome the overall positive tone of the report and the motion for a resolution.

Therefore, its overall tone would not have been unfamiliar to them.