The part must be subordinated to the whole.

局部服从全局。

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Minor principles should be subordinated to major ones.

小道理要服从大道理。

《新英汉大辞典》

Minor matters should be subordinated to major ones.

许多小局必须服从大局。

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This raises concerns that the interests of public shareholders may be subordinated to those of the Chairman and co-founders.

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Everything is to be subordinated to the needs of others.

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Among the entities expected, until recently, to be subordinated to State's managerial and budgetary control -- and inevitably, therefore, to its policy dictates -- is the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

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