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The phrase "broad segment of the population" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to any group of people that is either large or consists of a diverse range of people. For example, "The new law is intended to benefit a broad segment of the population, including those from low-income households."
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However, long-term action is required for a broad segment of the population, so a certain strategy is necessary to guide clinical decisions for different profiles of women.
"Things have really turned a corner," said Phyllis Cuttino, the director of the Pew Environment Group's Clean Energy Program. "There's just a whole broad segment of the population who now see how electric cars can work for them".
Although the Islamists of the Brotherhood have dominated elections since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011, another broad segment of the population harbors deep suspicions of the group's conservative ideology, hierarchical structure and insular ethos.
In the oppositional activities of Charter 77 and VONS, sophisticated alternatives to the regime's imposed order were discussed; in the Catholic activity, a fairly broad segment of the population had experienced a public life set apart from the regime.
Indeed, by not ensuring a minimum access to energy services for a broad segment of the population, economic development of developing countries such as Nigeria beyond the level of subsistence has proven to be a real challenge.
Only a powerful Left, and one that has its roots in -- and is listened to by -- a very broad segment of the population, can forestall such developments.
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One reason for the change was Colonel North's sudden popularity with broad segments of the population.
These illustrated yet again the repressive nature of the Yanukovych regime and convinced broad segments of the population to stand up against it.
The public health movement has been mainly concerned with preventive medicine, child and maternal health, and other medical problems affecting broad segments of the population.
Some forms of managed care -- health maintenance organizations like Kaiser Permanente, for example -- have been accepted by broad segments of the population.
In office for a year, Mr. Zuma is now leading a national effort to test broad segments of the population and extend AIDS treatment to every corner of the country.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com