Word: broader
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Egoyan, however, does not indulge in the potentially lurid nature of this subject matter. He chronicles the tale with a dispassionate, removed manner that subordinates the disturbing incest subplot to the larger story. Egoyan appears interested in broader themes than the dark underside of small towns, a theme long exhausted. The horror of The Sweet Hereafter comes from what characters are prepared to do, rather than what they actually accomplish...
...only six days of trading, 1998 already has the look of a nightmare. The Dow and Nasdaq each posted 20 percent gains last year; today's selloff left them both down close to 5 percent. Broader measures are right in step. The question for investors is this: When will the hot potatoes turn into bargains...
...specter of a sell-off of the division or some broader restructuring has moved Dow Jones stock to its highest price since 1987; last Friday it closed at $54. Several Dow Jones insiders noted Rupert Murdoch's recent visit to Dow Jones headquarters for a meeting with Kann, and both Microsoft's Bill Gates and Buffett have privately expressed interest in the company, believing the Journal and Dow Jones brands are all underleveraged assets. Jettisoning one weak division may not be a panacea. The company will probably take an estimated $800 million write-off. And strategically it will become weaker...
...tabulating purposes, categories three to five were aggregated to form a broader Latino group...
...young Canadian, the award was never specifically a goal, but rather "a means to pursuing broader goals," including teaching and eventually becoming involved with international trade negotiations in Canada...