Broad in a sentence as a noun

On that broad theme, the speaker's points resonated with me.

To this, I say to him, "get out of your bubble and get a broader perspective."4.

It didn't narrow my horizons - it broadened them.

I like how all the comments so far are defending the fact that the patent isn't quite as broad as the title suggests.

Take for instance the word "addict", which like the word "war" is such a broad term that it doesn't have much meaning on it's own without further clarification.

That was almost five years ago and Opera was moving fast, too. Mouse gestures, broad customizability, passionate users and some of the greatest people working in the company.

In order to do that they have to have a broad understanding of the system involved from both a technical and operational perspective.

And so it's just common sense that any such broad-based operations that might be perceived as impacting our constitutional rights should be the subject of broad public debate.

Until this weeks reports, we had never heard of the broad type of order that Verizon receivedan order that appears to have required them to hand over millions of users call records.

Broad in a sentence as an adjective

And that kind of unrestrained authority makes us nervous about follow-on initiatives like broadcast flags and indecency campaigns.

PG has assessed the broad economic proposition to which I would add the following: YC does take an immediate equity grant but does so with common stock and on terms that don't affect founder stock pricing.

No, not when they're being prototyped or tested or used in small scale settings - but definitely somewhere on the path from "tactical use" to "broad strategic dependence".These are not small issues, nor need they be at all partisan.

However, to make broad, sweeping generalisations about someone based on a single fact - whether it's the fact that they have an MBA, what school they went to or the colour of their skin - is pretty foolish because the exceptions will bite you on the ***.

And tech-inspired sales and distribution methods in this and a broad swath of other fields will mean that those seeking to limit consumer choice by protecting local turf through bureaucratic pull will be fighting what will ultimately prove to be a losing battle.

Congress overwhelmingly balked at the idea of any broad assertion of such authority and, in the back and forth, the FCC came up with the toe-in-the water approach just adopted to the satisfaction of almost no one. Even this assertion of jurisdiction will certainly be challenged in the courts in cases that will take years to decide, leaving this whole issue in a pathetic state of uncertainty for all concerned.

Specialists are valuable of course, but most of the time managers end up with a broad spectrum of problems and if they can throw problems to you without wondering if you can handle it, and feel confident it's going to get done, they probably don't care that you're only 70% as efficient as the specialist.

When companies offer stock or other securities to purchasers, the broad rule is that "you can offer anything you want, even something junky, so long as you disclose all material elements associated with the offering such that a reasonable investor can make an informed decision in deciding to purchase it.

Moreover, the strings that appear in Kima's term sheet are not trivial: the valuation is based on no larger than a 5% equity pool; you give up a board seat; you give Kima a broad veto power on many of your future actions relating to fundraising and other important company matters; you agree to restrictions on how the value is shared in case you are acquired.

Broad definitions

noun

slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

adjective

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"

See also: wide

adjective

broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

adjective

not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"

See also: unspecific

adjective

lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"

See also: unsubtle

adjective

being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer"

adjective

very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"

See also: spacious wide

adjective

(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"

adjective

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

See also: large-minded liberal tolerant