Sentence examples for broad read from inspiring English sources

When the billionaire Los Angeles philanthropist Eli Broad read about the cut, he pledged $425,000 over four years to sustain the program.

He called Mr. Duncan's plan "a dramatically broad reading of executive authority".

At the same time, the constitution's taxation clause is given a broad reading.

As such, it's not entirely aimed at the broad reading public.

But "the dissenters almost necessarily end up endorsing a broad reading of a ruling they don't like.

Justice Clarence Thomas argued that such a broad reading would confer a federal police power over the entire nation.

He concludes that a broad reading was intended and that the agreement was meant to cover a hostile transaction.

Nancy Kaplen of the attorney general's office argued that the term should be given a broad reading.

The Bush administration contends that a broad reading will impede its ability to go after terrorism suspects outside the country.

His accessible style was derived from a very broad reading of literature; his writing, both fictional and reportage, employed character-portraits to show complex nuances and contradictions.

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.