"There is an overriding interest in protecting him from danger or death," the judge added.

The court also ruled that the government had an overriding interest to protect the public's safety because police officers carry guns.

The underlying first cause of the act was the state's inherent and overriding interest in land development.

He later developed an overriding interest in football.

My overriding interest was to see how many of these fans viewed baseball players as fellow workers.

We all, therefore, have an overriding interest in working together to secure peace and build prosperity.

And there is an overriding national interest in encouraging oil conservation.

I thought, who knows how sharp young eyes are and how readily they may see something that represents an overriding interest.

America's overriding interest lies in assuring that it continues to function.

The issue has been the overriding interest of his nine years in Congress.