adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a big/broad/wide smile (= when you are very happy )
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She had a big smile on her face.
a broad base
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The first year of the course aims to provide students with a broad base of knowledge.
a broad/broad-based/wide curriculum (= involving a wide range of different types of subjects )
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The school provides a broad curriculum with a rich choice of learning opportunities.
a broad/general category
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Our range of programmes come into three broad categories.
a broad/general outline (= the main ideas or parts of something rather than all the details )
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The report gives only a broad outline of the company's performance.
a broad/general overview (= concerning the main ideas or parts rather than all the details )
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This chapter gives a broad overview of accounting practices in the UK.
a broad/strong/heavy hint (= one that is very easy to understand )
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He had dropped a heavy hint that they might get married.
a general/broad approach
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Many governments have pursued this general approach to economic policy.
a general/broad concept
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The book begins with some general historical concepts.
a general/broad principle
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He explained the general principles of the constitution.
a general/overall/broad assessment (= that covers the main features or parts of something, not the details )
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The doctor must carry out a general assessment of the patient’s health.
a strong/broad/thick/pronounced accent (= very noticeable )
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She spoke with a strong Scottish accent.
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a broad Australian accent
a wide/broad grin
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‘It was great!’ she shouted, with a wide grin.
a wide/broad range
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The Institute organises talks on a wide range of topics.
a wider/broader outlook
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Education should give students a wider outlook on life.
a wider/broader perspective
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Searching through a variety of sources will give them a wider perspective on their subject.
a wider/broader/larger context (= a more general situation, set of events etc )
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It’s important to look at the story in the wider context of medieval Spain.
broad bean
broad consensus (= general )
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There is a broad consensus that sport is good for you.
broad jump
broad sweep
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the broad sweep of history
broad
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The new book has a broader scope.
broad (= including a lot of general ideas )
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This is a very broad definition of what poetry is.
broad
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a tall man with a broad chest and shoulders
broad/sweeping/gross generalization
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a sweeping generalization based on speculation
broad/wide
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He was of medium height, with broad shoulders.
broad/wide/full etc spectrum
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a broad spectrum of environmental groups
in a general/broad sense
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In a general sense, a rapid rate of technological change creates uncertainty.
on a wide/broad/limited front
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Schemes of this kind enjoyed success only on a limited front.
the overall/general/broad aim (= that concerns the main aim rather than all the details )
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The overall aim of the project is to encourage young people to stay in higher education.
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Guided by the general aim of the project, we aimed to reach a number of key objectives.
wide/broad
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We crossed the wide River Rhone the following morning.
wide/broad
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We looked down on the wide valley below.
wide/broad/good spread of sth
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We have a good spread of ages in the department.
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a broad spread of investments
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
much
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The sociology of such developments is at a different and much broader level than that of cultural formations.
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Siemens also has used the lessons learned in its apprenticeship programs to reap much broader cost savings.
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Indecency is a much broader and more widely used category of offence.
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The problem is much broader than that, however.
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I want to defend a radically different picture, which takes a much broader historical perspective.
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The Catalina Foothills incorporation attempt was based on much broader and more inclusive support, but the same rules apply.
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They are also much broader than humans, with big deep chests, massive shoulders and long, powerfully muscled arms.
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The investment remains beyond reach for many, but the choices today are much broader and more viable than 10 years ago.
■ NOUN
area
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Others pushed out of their specialities into broader areas of business.
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The second is the broader area of information about the education authority's policies and arrangements and about the individual school itself.
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At this point in the analysis the more narrow focus on production merges with a second broader area of interest.
base
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We had previously gone for a somewhat broader base to the business for perfectly good reasons.
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Also, try to sell a broader base of products.
category
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A broader category of 38 gambling stocks has dropped 32 % since the beginning of 1994.
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Even the broader categories in which we have traditionally grouped people are breaking down.
consensus
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I now believe that we needed to build a broader consensus on this important issue before moving forward.
context
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This brings us to consider the broader context of industrial conflict.
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General evolution takes place when the broader context itself changes, a process that is both unintentional and willed.
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Management control, in its broadest context , is the means by which an organization carries out its objectives effectively and efficiently.
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This is isolation and, in the broader context , the notion of what it means to be an island.
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The sharp medical edge of her lecture would be blunted towards the end by placing the Black Death in its broader context .
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In a broader context , however, these variations have their limits.
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Thus as I look at the figures I see the question in a broader context .
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I had a broader context than most of the guys who just grew up in the street business.
definition
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History has much to contribute to vocational education in both its narrower and broader definitions .
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A broader definition of the executive includes not only the chief executive,-but also the entire administrative system.
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Other sources, using broader definitions , produce far higher figures.
field
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There is a potentially much broader field of work which could be construed as the sociology of knowledge.
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But it is in politics and in the broader field of civilization that the greatest uncertainties arise.
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Communication amongst friends includes a much broader field than what is being communicated at that moment.
framework
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These trends have to be placed within the broader framework of changes in the total labour force.
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However, the commission also subsumes the precautionary principle under a broader framework of risk analysis.
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The whole business therefore needs to be seen in the broader framework of how you envisage your future.
front
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On a broader front , I have been impressed by the various initiatives which have been taken locally to manage costs.
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It was an effort to roll back federal aid to the poor across a much broader front .
issue
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Some committees prefer to concentrate on broader issues of policy and administration.
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The broadest issue has to do with the role of government.
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President Clinton called attention to the broader issues with his veto of the balanced budget act.
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He seems to have little sense of the broader issues involved, political or theological.
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The Central Freeway campaign represents a broader issue with a higher profile.
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The rest of the chapter explores broader issues of the historical development of the railway system in the two countries.
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Both physicians insist, moreover, that the broader issue is one of intimidation.
market
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That lags behind the broader market by nearly 120 percentage points.
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In the broader market , decliners edged advancers slightly on volume of nearly 412 million shares.
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New York area stocks weathered the decline better than the broader market .
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Most are still expecting strong performance of the broader markets , but at a more manageable pace.
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In the broader market , declining issues led advances 15-13 on volume of 675 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
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The Minnesota index did slightly better than the broader market .
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Co., plus broader market concerns about earnings.
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The broader market outgained the Maryland Index.
outline
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That period now covers the year ahead and two succeeding years in broader outline .
perspective
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Conductors such as Barenboim or Wolfgang Sawallisch, for example, perhaps approach music from a broader perspective .
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Using that broader perspective , we did away entirely with centralized pickup and delivery.
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He or she must learn to perceive his or her main studies in a broader perspective .
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Such links contributed to the development among patients of a broader perspective about themselves and about leprosy.
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Taking a broader perspective , Mira remarks on the situation at large.
policy
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The final part of the chapter will consider some of the broader policy arguments concerning the scope of review.
question
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An answer to that question might give clues to the broader question of the function of sleep.
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The broader question was whether that attitude was legitimate.
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Beyond these concerns lie much broader questions about who will benefit.
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This task force could examine the broader question of what types of projects should require voter approval.
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But before doing so there are some broader questions to consider.
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But the diaries raise broader questions too.
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This book does not go into such broader questions .
range
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A third problem is how the factors slot into the broader range of financial services provided by the banks.
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It was to its urban centers that those interested in a better education and a broader range of opportunities were drawn.
sense
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In its broadest sense , politics is about power.
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In the broadest sense , there are two such systems: rewarding circuits and punishing circuits.
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Political economy in the broadest sense is the study of all these massive problems.
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In a broader sense it includes all relatives living together or accepted as a family, including adopted persons.
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In return, we assume that society is, in the broadest sense , responsible for everyone in it.
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This brings us to the last perspective which has influenced us: the study, in the broadest sense , of personality.
view
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It should shift away from narrow economic and workplace concerns to embrace a broader view .
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Too often, these factors prevent an individual from taking a broader view .
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This is another reason for the tendency to take a much broader view .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a broader/wider/larger canvas
the Broads
the broad jump
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a tall, broad -shouldered man
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Can you give me a broad outline of what the speech was about.
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He had created a broad consensus among different groups of Americans.
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He was six feet tall with broad shoulders and strong arms.
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Houston's broad streets
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It's only a short course, but it's enough to give you a broad understanding of the subject.
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Michigan once provided the broadest welfare benefits in the U.S.
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Military officials gave a few broad statements about the bombing raid.
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Successful business strategies fall into three broad categories.
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the broad plains of lower Mesopotamia
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The program is now attracting broader audiences.
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There was broad agreement on the issue of equal pay for women.
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To say that people are healthier than they used to be is a broad generalization -- the reality is a little more complex.
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We drove down the broad tree-lined avenue.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But habeas corpus is in fact a federal civil proceeding, where much broader rules apply.
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It is more interesting to classify strategies according to certain categories, and examine the success of these broader divisions.
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President Clinton called attention to the broader issues with his veto of the balanced budget act.
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The broader tradition is a typically nationalist one, seeing national liberation through war as honourable and singularly justified.
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The decline partly reflects a broader downturn in global stock markets.
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The teacher may come to comprehend a broader vision of the world.
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This is a larger block set between the arch and the capital to provide a broader supporting top for the arcade above.