Then there's the fact that Asian family holidays tend to be sprawling, all-encompassing affairs.
Rural electrification, Jimmy Carter wrote, "made it possible for us to stretch our hearts and stretch our minds to encompass public involvement in affairs that would not have been possible" otherwise.
The actual story — or stories, really, because the novel includes many, encompassing familiar crises like affairs and life-threatening health problems as well as less familiar ones like Will's daughter's search for her long-lost mother and her subsequent lesbian relationship with the woman who helped in that search — somehow remains intact as the narrative shambles toward the Thanksgiving holiday.
The New Yorker's initial focus was on New York City's amusements and social and cultural life, but the magazine gradually acquired a broader scope that encompassed literature, current affairs, and other topics.
This is a comprehensive top-to-bottom transformation and revolution of the entire business, encompassing strategy, organization, technology, financial affairs, human resources, and products.
(Chinen) John Scofield Quartet (Tuesday through Dec. 4) Low-key and temperate enough to be an easy-listening record, "A Moment's Peace" (Emarcy) — an all-ballads affair from the guitarist John Scofield, encompassing standards of jazz and pop — nevertheless simmers with intent.
JOHN SCOFIELD Low-key and temperate enough to be an easy-listening record, "A Moment's Peace," an all-ballads affair from the guitarist John Scofield, encompassing standards of jazz and pop, nevertheless simmers with intent.
(Chinen) John Scofield Quartet (Friday through Sunday) Low-key and temperate enough to be an easy-listening record, "A Moment's Peace" (Emarcy) — an all-ballads affair from the guitarist John Scofield, encompassing standards of jazz and pop — nevertheless simmers with intent.
The existing newsroom and programme departments are to be restructured into three new units – 24/7 news, including TV news channels, Radio 1's Newsbeat and BBC online; daily news programmes, encompassing TV, domestic and World Service radio; and current affairs.
The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) says a 3km (1.9 mile) wide strip, encompassing 44% of Gaza, has been designated as a no-go zone by the Israeli military.
The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) says a 3km (1.9 mile) wide strip, encompassing 44% of Gaza, has been designated as a no-go zone by the Israeli military since the current conflict began.
