22 A reading of the broader literature suggests that the basis for these justifications is thin.
The commission, which is the executive body of the 15-nation European Union, proposed a reading of the statute broader than that of the Bush administration but narrower than that offered on the human rights side.
But "the dissenters almost necessarily end up endorsing a broad reading of a ruling they don't like.
As Borrello (2005) recounts the history of MLS theory, pre-New Synthesis Darwinians lacked a well-developed hierarchical view and allowed a broad reading of selection and function, encompassing individuals and species indiscriminately.
It's possible that, under a broad reading of intellectual-property precedent, a judge might find that the tourists, working as creative directors, were entitled to claim co-author status and split some of the revenue.
By a narrow, five to four majority, the court opted for a broad reading of the recess clause, effectively rubber-stamping a practice which, they said, had been used routinely by presidents going back Andrew Johnson in 1867 – without much objection from the Senate.
A group of American companies is arguing that a broad reading of the act will encourage lawsuits against them and discourage them from investing abroad.
The government collects this information under a broad reading of the Patriot Act, but without having to demonstrate to a court that there is probable cause that any individual subscriber is involved in terrorism.
This principle is based on a broad reading of the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment; it's usually summoned as leverage against environmental regulation.
In recent decades, many of the rationales for this effective power have involved a broad reading of the President's role as Commander-in-Chief, under Article II of the Constitution.
