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Broad strokes.
If something is described or defined with broad stokes, then only an outline is given, without fine details.
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The drawings of Eugène Delacroix, while preserving plastic qualities, show a broader stroke and are thus more pictorial.
And if it went too long, the person would interrupt with, "You knew him?" or worse, "You knew them?" I had a number of ways of evading this question and going with the broader stroke, shall we say.
Most recommendations identified were included within broader stroke guidelines and frequently lacked details on management of aphasia.
The term 'cellular bridges' in particular might apply to a number of variations of open-ended actin-based extensions which facilitate intercellular communication, but might paint a broader stroke than intended.
Finally, all included studies recruited patients from fairly homogeneous sources such as two general practiceclinics, 8 hospitals 9 12 and a single stroke clinic, 11 which may not be generalisable to a broader stroke population in other settings.
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The leads played straight man for the kids, while housekeeper Ann B Davis provided the broader strokes.
I wanted a title that had elements of the album in it but with broader strokes.
"It was very broad stroke legislation," he says.
Admittedly, there are trends and tendencies, but no broad stroke characteristics for an entire millennial generation.
No details necessary -- the broad stroke is that you should skip The Details.
It is a mistake to paint the masculine experience of loss with one broad stroke.
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