noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a broad cross-section (= a varied group that is typical of a larger varied group )
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We offer entertainment to appeal to a broad cross-section of people.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
wide
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The steering group is working with a wide cross-section of the industry to specify Occupational Standards.
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Forbes showed consistent appeal across a wide cross-section of voters.
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With the widest fuselage cross-section in its category, the A321 offers the highest standard of passenger comfort.
■ VERB
represent
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Make sure that any sub-committees represent a genuine cross-section of the whole group, including different types of governor.
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But the Hopkins surveys were done in large community-based primary care practices that represented a cross-section of the population.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A cross-section of women were employed.
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If one suspends judgement and looks at a cross-section of these novels, one comes away quite impressed.
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In short, the whole project was carefully designed to produce a comprehensive visual cross-section of society in motion.
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The arrow indicates the actin cable, seen in cross-section .
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The league brings together a cross-section of Tucson, the young and old, the movers and shakers.