Word: broader
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With so clear a set-up, and with so many reminders of just how quirky a presence three imaginary children can be, an immense burden is placed on the actors to steer the situation away from curiosity status and towards something broader in scope than the craziness of new visions in dysfunctional families...
This disparity, according to the report, exists in part because of the large numbers needed to field many men's teams, especially men's lacrosse, football and baseball. Additionally, men's coaches often recruit from a broader geographical base, the report said, searching from Canada to California to find athletes...
...riots in Gaza underscore a powerful concern, for they make clear that Yassir Arafat cannot control the land he governs. If the peace process advances in such a way that an autonomous Palestinian state on the Israeli border is at issue, perhaps we should remember these events and their broader implications. A weak government is an invitation to chaos and its usual parasite in the Middle East, Islamic fundamentalism...
...legislation because it failed to allow doctors to perform the procedure if the mother's health were at risk (it specifically allows them to do so if the mother's life is in danger). Most congressional Democrats say they would have backed the bill had it included the broader health provision. That's an alarming wakeup call for staunch pro-choicers, who for the first time since Roe vs. Wade have to acknowledge that support for abortion within their own ranks is narrowing. -->