Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having a wide range, influence, or effect: the far-reaching implications of a major new epidemic.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Tending to exert an influence and produce an effect in remote quarters or for a long time.
Wiktionary
- adj. Having a broad or widespread range, scope or influence.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. having a wide range or effect.
Examples
“As he notes, According to a German government report from February, the attitude of Hizballah supporters in Germany ‘is characterized by a far-reaching, unlimited acceptance of the ideology and policy of Hizballah.’”
“From that single word far-reaching consequences have flowed.”
“One of the most disturbing, and one with far-reaching consequences, was the decision in City of Los Angeles v.”
Simon & Schuster: The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
“The attack on Roe has had another, more far-reaching effect.”
Simon & Schuster: The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
“For its part, the Latin alphabet was adapted from the Etruscan, which came from the Greek, which had modified the Phoenician alphabet, which around three thousand years ago was an innovation of far-reaching and radical impact.”
“Americans understood that leaders of their government had abused the powers of office, and they saw that we had transcended partisanship to investigate those abuses and had rallied public support for dramatic and far-reaching changes to the way our intelligence agencies work.”
“Kilpatrick, a skillful writer, would later describe our bill as a “far-reaching scheme for the essential Sovietization of the American family.””
“Sino-Soviet balance; the SALT II arms control treaty, which, though never ratified by the Senate, did slow the arms race for several years; and deregulation of major industries such as airlines and trucking, which had far-reaching results in making our economy more efficient and competitive.”
“At least three other broad changes have had similarly far-reaching consequences: 1. The role of women in both private and public life has undergone revolutionary changes, as millions of women moved into the paid labor force and toward more equal social and economic status with men.”
“This occurs despite warnings from conservation scientists that the pika is a keystone species? meaning its removal would have far-reaching consequences including a scarcity of food for mammals and birds that feed on it.”
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Prosie: Obama's Inaugural Address
In keeping with my other Prosies (like this one). There were a number of phrases as well as words in this speech that I found particularly compelling.
My fellow citizens: I stand here ...we did not turn b..., when we were tested, what storms may come, icy currents, virtue, hope, alarmed, depth of winter, revolution, snow, enemy, abandoned and 257 more...
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