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First and foremost, there is the need for a comprehensive spending review for 2011/12 onwards.
"It is a good deal, a deal that meets our core objectives … If this framework leads to a final, comprehensive deal, it will make our country, our allies and our world safer".
"Your comprehensive win... was demonstrably a true indication of the trust, confidence and support the Australian constituents have in your leadership qualities and, more importantly, the political, social and economic policies of the Liberal party," O'Neill said.
Against this, the three options set out for debate would leave an individual paying an average £20,000-£22,500 under a basic partnership scheme, though some would pay far more; £20,000-£25,000 under a voluntary insurance scheme, though the uninsured might pay much more; and £17,000-£20,000 under a compulsory comprehensive scheme.
It sets out to be comprehensive and to bring consistency while maintaining the independence of the judiciary.
This might not be a problem if it were a drug for TB, malaria or AIDS – but critics of the HPV donation asked why cervical cancer received such a comprehensive effort in Rwanda – reaching 95% for 11-year-old girls when disease incidence lags well behind other vaccine-preventable diseases in the developing world (read the Rwandan health minister's persuasive rebuttal).
Some both within and without Northern Ireland have called for a comprehensive , wide-ranging international inquiry into the dirty war.
However, they were unable to close a comprehensive deal because of differences between the DUP and pro-Good Friday agreement parties over changes to the political institution.
At this G20 I brought together a crucial meeting between President Obama and fellow European leaders to insist on urgent progress on a comprehensive EU-US trade deal that could add £10bn to the UK economy alone.
He has used the many attacks on him – not least from the European commission – to justify what critics correctly see as a comprehensive attempt to undermine checks and balances, and remake the entire country in the image of one political party.
He added: "After a comprehensive review I've determined that we can ensure the security of America and our allies – and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent – while reducing our deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to one-third".
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The primary grammatical function of "comprehensive " is as an adjective , modifying nouns to indicate that they cover a wide range or are inclusive. Ludwig examples confirm this usage, demonstrating its role in describing thoroughness.
Expression frequency: Very common
