In this task, you will be shown a sentence, and you should determine whether it is overruling or non-overruling. In law, an overruling sentence is a statement that nullifies a previous case decision as a precedent by a constitutionally valid statute or a decision by the same or higher ranking court which establishes a different rule on the point of law involved. Classify your answers into overruling or non-overruling

Q: accordingly, we approve the decision under review and disapprove thomas and johnson to the extent of conflict with this opinion.

A: overruling
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Q: to the extent that northwest arctic regional educ. attendance area v. alaska public service employees, local 71, 591 p.2d 1292, 1297 (alaska 1979) contains language to the contrary, we disapprove it.

A: overruling
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Q: in so agreeing, we overrule our holding in the matter of t r w , 533 s.w.2d 139, 142 (tex.civ.app. dallas 1976, no writ) insofar as we left to the discretion of the trial court whether to hear additional evidence or to render a different disposition, rather than render a proper order.

A:
overruling
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