comprehensive

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Gates also ordered the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to develop policies and strategies for what he described as a comprehensive approach to Department of Defense cyberspace operations. expected for some time now and is part of an effort to address growing threats to Department of Defense and Pentagon networks from a wide range of foreign and domestic threats.

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  1. adjective So large in scope or content as to include much: a comprehensive history of the revolution.
  2. adjective Marked by or showing extensive understanding: comprehensive knowledge.
  3. noun An examination or series of examinations covering the entire field of major study, given in the final undergraduate or graduate year of college. Often used in the plural.
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  • Key said the Pet Food IQ Power Pak is completed by Pet Food Ingredients Alert System, that he described as a comprehensive listing of more than 500 ingredients that were researched and analyzed from over 445 pet foods and treats.
  • To this end they've just published a list of their environmental initiatives that could easily be considered "comprehensive" - since it covers five general areas of green goodness and lists over 40 individual action items. —  PegasusNews.com stories
  • The annual council ratings, known as the comprehensive performance assessment, assess how well councils are run across a range of services, from the way a council manages its social housing, to the effectiveness of its garbage collections. —  Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk
  • The combined platform finally offers users what they've long sought - comprehensive, actionable data on consumer behaviour —  SourceWire Press Release Wire
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: A Clinical Guide meets the urgent need for a comprehensive, authoritative reference guide for everyone in the medical and scientific community engaged in the fight against SARS: —  AvaxHome RSS:
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  1. Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, conceivable, from Latin comprehēnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.

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  1. = French compréhensif = Spanish comprensivo, comprehensivo = Portuguese comprehensivo = Italian comprensivo, from Late Latin comprehensivus, from Latin comprehensus, past participle of comprehendere, comprehend: see comprehend.
 

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