Word: broader
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Ironically, neither left nor right finds his broader failures hard to explain. The right constantly cites his acquiescence to a tax hike as the reason for his and the economy's collapse...
...charge of strategy, wanted to get started quickly. Perot approved some preliminary work but deferred any final decisions. He had made his initial splash on TV talk shows and insisted that he could continue to communicate that way for free. The argument that he had to reach a much broader audience left him cold...
...must chip away at the supporters of both Clinton and Bush to win. "The task left now is to take the other guys' votes," he says. But Morton Meyerson, the chief executive of Perot's computer company, who is serving as a senior adviser to the campaign, advocates a broader appeal. "We're not going after anybody," claims Meyerson. "We'll offer up a program and invite people who find it attractive to come in and help...
Those allergic to pollen are only the most numerous group in a much broader class of people who react badly to invisible tormentors usually in the air. In a sense, hay fever sufferers are among the lucky ones, since they have at least some idea of what is bothering them, how to minimize the problem and when it will stop. Millions of others are vulnerable all year round and unexpectedly come down with a dismaying variety of symptoms. They swell up, - break out in hives and blisters, develop eczema or upset stomachs, and have breathing difficulties. After the initial reaction...
...need for an interim continuing structure like the Security Council within the United Nations. An alternative might be a voluntary mechanism like the Group of Seven meetings, but one that includes some of the major developing nations and would therefore be more likely to produce recommendations acceptable to the broader sweep of countries. Looking beyond Rio should not get in the way of achieving as much as possible at the Earth Summit, but a focus on the future is a critical piece of the agenda...