Examples of 'were general' in a sentence

Meaning of "were general"

were general: This phrase suggests that a group of things or people shared common or broad characteristics. It implies that characteristics, descriptions, or actions were not specific or detailed, but rather applied broadly to a whole group

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These vessels were general purpose surface combatants.
The recommendations made in the report were general.
There were general strikes in many industrial towns.
No need to point it out if it were general experience.
Some were general and others were detailed.
If they had this they were general.
The questions were general in the beginning.
Derision and disbelief were general.
Twenty of those were general information requests.
And the units on the floors above were general sales.
The rest were general tweets.
And not all participants in the centres across Europe were general population samples.
All seats were general admission.
Particularly at the beginning, in many instances MRSs were general in substance.
They were general principles meant to be applied to new weapons as well as old.

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Special court judges were general procurators.
Their topics were general business administration and all questions about tourism.
In the evening there were general rehearsals.
These comments were general in nature and no individual members of staff were mentioned.
Most ethical concerns were general in nature.
Values obtained were general and based on information provided by reference institutions.
Another early type of reasoning system were general problem solvers.
The allegations made were general and no basis for the alleged knowledge was asserted.
Approximately half of the physicians interviewed were general or family physicians.
The recommendations were general and balanced guidelines and laid the foundations for future work.
All of these were general.
Among these were general questions regarding immigration to the United States.
His remarks were general.
Two such sessions were General Academy sessions on intellectual property in English and French respectively.
His complaints were general.
All vendors were general sellers, none were private clinics.
The initial books written by Dexter were general studies text books.
Boyer said they were general assignments, apparently he cced the entire class.
Among the losers fleeing into exile were General Phoumi Nosavan.
In addition, there were general excise and local taxes levied on villages.
It provided for a decentralized system, but there were general guidelines to be followed.
There were general declines at the secondary school level, especially in technical education.
Arbitrary detention and torture were general practices in many countries.
The proposals were general in nature, providing only a broad outline of management reform initiatives.
Among the men who crossed the river were General Johnson and Colonel Peters.
There were general criteria with regard to the criminal prosecution and investigation of identity-related crimes.
The two largest categories were general inquiries and complaints.
However, with respect to certain detainees the open allegations were general in nature.
Their tickets were general admission.
The author 's explanations of his political activities were general and vague.
The measures in question were general measures open to all sectors.
Also, at the strategic planning level, measures of success were general in nature.
It emphasised initiatives that were general rather than specific to any one community.
The author & apos ; s explanations of his political activities were general and vague.
His duties at the pertinent time were general supervision of the tugboat operation.

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