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broader

=broad

Broad \Broad\ (br[add]d), a. [Compar. {Broader}
(br[add]d"[~e]r); superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS.
br[=a]d; akin to OS. br[=e]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel.
brei[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.]
1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed
to {narrow}; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch
broad.

2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad
expanse of ocean.

3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
``Broad and open day.'' --Bp. Porteus.

4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not
limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and
retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the
precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.

A broad mixture of falsehood. --Locke.

Note: Hence:

5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.

The words in the Constitution are broad enough to
include the case. --D. Daggett.

In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E.
Everett.

6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.

7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.

As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak.

8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See {Breadth}.

9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad
joke; broad humor.

10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.

Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide,
large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered,
broad-spreading, broad-winged.

{Broad acres}. See under {Acre}.

{Broad arrow}, originally a pheon. See {Pheon}, and {Broad
arrow} under {Arrow}.

{As broad as long}, having the length equal to the breadth;
hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same
result by different ways or processes.

It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others,
or bring others down to them. --L'Estrange.

{Broad pennant}. See under {Pennant}.

Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy;
extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.

The new order was much broader and appeared directed at the millions of factories and commercial companies that have sprung up outside the state plan during a decade of economic reform.
There has been much speculation recently that the next step in the Wall Street investigations will be to move beyond insider trading to broader questions such as market manipulation and tax evasion.
Analysts, nonetheless, said the decline would have little effect on the broader economy. 'We don't think it will have any economic implications except for confidence,' said Mr Paul Summerville, economist at Jardine Fleming.
Networks are becoming increasingly complex and need advanced software to control and manage them. The increased complexity is the result of broader scope of modern networking.
In judging its monetary policy, the Fed has indicated it is monitoring the value of the dollar, commodity prices and the difference between short- and long-term interest rates in addition to the two broader money supply measures.
The DJIA also has underperformed the broader Dow Jones Equity Index, which is composed of nearly 700 issues.
A Sumitomo spokesman said the company's talks with Northrop related to "the broader scope of transportation," and not specifically to the Los Angeles project.
Other participants could foresee the impact of the sell orders, placed well in advance of the close, resulting in a last-minute sell-off by the broader market, one domestic broker said.
The company has touted its car venture in much the same way, though the project now has been scaled back as part of, among other things, a broader cost-cutting effort at GM.
And he said the Czechoslovak president agreed on a need for NATO and U.S. forces until "new security structures emerge in Europe." Bush said NATO perhaps should have a broader role than at present, Seitz said.
One of Sweden's leading insurers, Skandia, has set up its own banking unit and the Post Office is offering a broader range of banking services. Competition within the Nordic region is also intensifying.
Buying interest in Du Pont, which declared a stock split and a dividend boost, and certain other blue-chip issues gave the industrial average a better performance than broader indexes.
The climax is built with infinite control, over a broader, steadier span, but there seems no loss of coruscating vitality in the fingerwork. Precious pianist, precious experience.
But in the broader market, stocks gaining in price slightly outnumbered losers in the early going by 397 to 372 with 432 issues unchanged.
In October, Merck acquired the rights to co-develop the drug, and soon afterward proposed the broader agreement.
The nation's basic money supply fell $1.1 billion in mid February, while two broader measures, M2 and M3, rose by $6.3 billion and $11.7 billion respectively, the Federal Reserve Board reported Thursday.
Defense lawyers are worried that a precedent set by the Second Circuit would encourage prosecutors to apply the statute to a broader range of cases, including those involving white-collar crime.
In the broader market, prices of investment-grade corporate bonds finished the day 3/8 to 5/8 point lower.
The moves are part of a broader plan, including an accelerated productivity-improvement program, to provide "a prudent response" to the recession, Westvaco said.
In recent years, however, the Honda product line has emphasized more mainstream vehicles designed to appeal to a broader segment of buyers.
Others can head south through the tall pines and firs of Sequoia to the even taller and broader trees, many of them growing since before Jesus was born.
Our third area of discussion was bilateral contacts between our peoples, an expanding program of student exchanges, of the opening of cultural centers, progress toward a broader understanding of each other.
The ruling Kuomintang announced a restrictive policy on travel to China in an apparent effort to curb rising expectations for broader contacts with the mainland.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 2.96 at 2226.24, but the blue-chips lagged behind the broader market indexes.
A broader challenge to President Reagan's executive order is pending in a federal court in New Orleans, and the impact of the customs case will depend on the scope of the high court decision.
The hitch: That model underperformed the broader market averages, particularly during the first nine months of last year, eating into the fund's return.
The declines in orders in January and February represented the first back-to-back drops in three years, and the March increase was attributed solely to a big surge in aircraft orders that masked broader weakness.
DRUG TESTS The court gave railroads broader power to test their workers for drugs, upholding routine tests for Conrail employees.
Preoccupied with order and detail, they tend to lose sight of the broader scheme of things. Implementors.
In a letter to congressional leaders, Assistant Treasury Secretary Roger Mentz said the plan to continue the treaty's interest exemption "is broader in scope than necessary to solve (only) the Eurobond problem."

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