Word: broader
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However, disagreement over whether to oppose ROTC solely on the grounds of homophobia or to take a stand on broader issues relating to the military prompted the activists to vote down by a two-to-one margin a proposal to demonstrate today. But they agreed to hold an open meeting tonight to consider further action, such as a sit-in in the council's office...
...data retrieval has been spreading among computer and dictionary buffs for months. Tompa has letters on his desk asking how many words entered English directly from German and how many references to the Malay language appear in the dictionary. Child's play, apparently. He is more interested in the broader possibilities. "It would be relatively straightforward," he says, "to compile dictionaries for distinct historical periods, to produce something, say, that would present only the vocabulary available to Shakespeare. The same thing could be done with reference to important legal documents, pointing out what the words of the laws actually meant...
There is no quick solution to this genuine health concern. Once you understand fitness in the broader context of true health, it becomes apparent that "being in shape" must be a lifetime process...
Prime Minister Nikolai I. Ryzhkov, whose popularity soared among Soviets when he was named to head a special Politburo commission directing relief efforts for Armenia's earth-quake, received a broader mandate than Gorbachev with only 10 votes opposed to his candidacy...
...unclear whether the decision will have a broader effect on Catholic higher education in the U.S. Curran thinks it might, "given the current atmosphere" of John Paul's campaign to clamp down on errant theology teachers in seminaries and universities. But Sister Alice Gallin of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, emphasizes Catholic University's unusual status and expects no spillover effect. She adds, however, that the case is "a warning that faculties must protect academic freedom...