Wide
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An economy’s technological capacity depends on a
wide
range of social institutions.
Urbanization is blamed for a
wide
variety of modern social ills, ranging from crime and incivility to alienation and anomie.
Many commentators cite the
wide
disparities between euro-zone members’ growth rates as a sign of failure.
Still, a broad definition produces
wide
variation in frequency across countries.
Most psychiatric treatments are effective across a
wide
range of diagnoses, whatever their origin.
But Africa’s national governments still face significant challenges, given the
wide
variety of factors at play in each country.
At a time when, in France as in the rest of the world, the chasm between the elite and ordinary people has never been so wide, when the smugness of the affluent has never been so cruelly felt by the less fortunate, Zidane, a son of despised immigrants, became an international star, and yet preserved the simplicity of his origins.
Although Japan did receive some appreciation for its dispatch of naval squadrons to the Mediterranean, it endured
wide
criticism for its refusal to send ground troops.
The risks here are significant, pointing to a
wide
range of potential problems.
Recently, a Christian car buyer drew
wide
attention in Nigeria when he was duped by a Muslim car seller and took his case to a Sharia court.
The social return on investment may be high, but private returns are low, owing to externalities, high taxes, poor institutions, or any of a
wide
array of other factors.
A
wide
range of technologies and applications now used for human identification – such as optical and sound recognition, laser and satellite imagery, DNA analysis, and data mining, to name a few – can be adapted to advance this traceability strategy.
In fact, the demand for a settlement freeze is nothing more than a call to arms to a
wide
group of Israelis and their supporters to go and build on stolen Palestinian land.
Over 15 consecutive surveys, London’s ranking and ratings have remained broadly constant, while Zurich, Geneva, Frankfurt, and Luxembourg have gradually narrowed the gap with it – though that gap remains
wide.
Democracy is stable only when it is accompanied by a
wide
diffusion of economic power, which gives the citizenry the ability to keep a government from becoming arbitrary and tyrannical.
Under the banner of “integrated pest management,” hundreds of invasive species are now successfully controlled by strategies that restrict the population growth of pests but do not attempt to eradicate themThe ability of tumor cells to adapt to a
wide
range of environmental conditions, including toxic chemicals, is similar to the evolutionary capacities demonstrated by crop pests and other invasive species.
It is hard to know at this stage if the government is casting the net too
wide
or not
wide
enough, but erring in either direction will only create new problems.
Since 1978, China’s political system has overseen the transfer of a
wide
swath of economic power from the state to its people.
Legislative debates within the National People’s Congress, whose nearly 3,000 members are elected from a
wide
range of local and national organizations, can be quite spirited.
Highly skilled or specialized workers sell their services to a
wide
range of businesses, supplementing the work of machines with human value-added activity.
Growth in energy and energy-intensive industries will fuel additional demand, output, and employment across a
wide
swath of supporting activities, including transportation, construction, and professional services.
A US that moves toward isolationist nationalism will remain the world’s most powerful country by a
wide
margin; but it will no longer guarantee Western countries’ security or defend an international order based on free trade and globalization.
The recent Dodd-Frank financial-reform legislation took away some of the Fed’s powers, and the legislative debate surrounding the bill indicated that there could be
wide
support for further restrictions if Congress becomes unhappy with Fed policy.
Making matters worse, rapidly rising capital and skill requirements for production, among other factors, is sustaining a trend toward less competition among companies across a
wide
range of sectors in advanced economies.
In fact, a
wide
variety of small political groups, including three Jewish religious parties, Arab parties, and a pensioners’ party won seats.
And besides, the constitution gives the president
wide
latitude in foreign policy.
Moreover, there was no wand that the BEA magicians could wave to alter the dominant feature of the economic landscape: spending by the federal government outstrips its revenues by a
wide
margin before and after the data revision.
Iran certainly regarded the meeting as a propaganda opportunity, promising
wide
media coverage at a time when it was in the eye of a diplomatic hurricane.
They have large, well-educated youth populations that have already adopted new digital and mobile technologies on a
wide
scale.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to open her country’s doors
wide
to refugees was an inspiring gesture, but it was not properly thought out, because it ignored the pull factor.
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