The phrase "a broad report on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a comprehensive or extensive analysis or overview of a particular topic or subject matter.
Example: "The committee presented a broad report on the environmental impacts of urban development."
Alternatives: "a comprehensive report on" or "an extensive report on".
Hans Blix, the head of the chemical and biological weapons team, will describe Iraq's failure to complete the arms declaration when he goes before the Security Council on Monday to present a broad report on the inspections, the officials said.
In a broad report on global information technology spending that it plans to publish on Monday, Forrester Research estimates that government and business purchases of computers will grow a meager 1.7 percent, to $146.6 billion, in 2012 from the year before.
Boats are now carrying more lifejackets in more accessible places and crews are being more frequently retrained on evacuation procedures, the Cruise Lines International Association recently announced, as part of a broad report on cruise safety commissioned immediately after the Costa disaster.
The administration planned to release a broader report on government openness next month as well.
A broader report on government and army failures in the war by a commission led by Eliyahu Winograd, a retired judge, is expected within weeks.
The four-member panel said it published the findings two days after a broader report on war crimes in Syria to draw attention to what it called "an enduring and underreported trend" in the conflict.
Costco said same-store sales were down 6% in its fourth quarter, a day before a broader report on U.S. retail sales for September is due.
Additionally, nine studies described lead removal or replacement as part of a broader report on VNS treatment [ 2, 6, 10, 14, 16, 22, 24, 25, 31].
Nadine Brozan's lively and broad report on the naming of apartment buildings ["The High-Stakes Game of the Name," July 27] suggests that the Bolivar (at 83rd Street and Central Park West) obtained its name from history.
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