Sentence examples for broader scheme from inspiring English sources

"I suspect he would trade Virginia for Alito" in the broader scheme of things, Mr. Smith said.

Thus the graphically expressed itinerary serves as a backdrop for consideration of the individual's place in the broader scheme of things.

The settlement does not put an end to all accusations that WorldCom was involved in a broader scheme to defraud rival telephone companies over nearly a decade.

Mail and wire fraud statutes can incorporate older conduct into a broader scheme, and securities fraud can be prosecuted up to six years after the last act.

My biggest complaint with the movie is that "American Idol" and talent shows like it aren't all that evil in the broader scheme of things.

In Britain, on the other hand, it is taken for granted that America's gas tax is insanely low, part of a broader scheme to wreck the planet.

Another point is that job-creation efforts may be part of broader schemes.

Only when they think the national interest is served will they form alliances or involve themselves in broader schemes of international cooperation.

In my view, allowing Congress to set the terms of the constitutional debate in this way, i.e., by packaging regulation of local activity in broader schemes, is tantamount to removing meaningful limits on the Commerce Clause.

"We've got to be far less interested in protecting the privacy rights of these terrorists than in collecting information that may lead us to details of broader schemes to carry out attacks in the United States," Senator Christopher S. Bond of Missouri, the ranking Republican on the Senate intelligence committee, said in an interview.

In the broad scheme of things, these are excellent times to be a billionaire.