The primary theoretical benefit would be sustained reduction of blood pressure, brought about by disruption of primary sympathetic output, without leading to the generalized adverse effects of broader sympathetic disruption.
Still, for the most part, she managed to remain a "broad, generic, sympathetic woman", to borrow the words she used to describe herself when Tony suddenly declared his love for her.
But if Charlotte Brontë had taken up the challenge of a sequel to "Pride and Prejudice," she might very well have hit upon the sort of broader, more sympathetic point of view Jo Baker has derived from the servants' quarters.
What is more, in the view of Mr. Rokita and some other freshmen, their attitudes are getting a far broader and sympathetic airing than those of their Republican brethren of 1995.
Broad was also sympathetic towards Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes, who will miss the tournament after injuring his hand punching a locker in frustration during the West Indies series.
Below is a primer on the arguments made by Greece and a broad array of sympathetic economists, and a look at how they stack up against the facts.
In broad terms, I'm sympathetic to the central theme of this play by Bruce Norris.
And like the deduction for home mortgage interest -- or, for that matter, the oil depletion allowance -- it has a constituency so broad, so powerful or so sympathetic that it is sacrosanct.
And while Republican lawmakers described Mr. Cuomo as sympathetic to their broad concerns, it was not clear whether Mr. Cuomo would ultimately be open to changes in the language of the bill, which has already been approved by the State Assembly.
Justice Felix Frankfurter, dissenting in a 1943 decision that struck down a law requiring students to salute the flag, reminded his colleagues that he was, as a Jew, a member of "the most vilified and persecuted minority in history" and thus likely to be sympathetic to a broad interpretation of freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.
