When he mentioned current events in letters, it was usually in the most general terms.
For instance, G.E. described Mr. Welch's perks in only the most general terms in its filings.
Mr. Kerry's associates spoke about his speech only on condition of anonymity and only in the most general terms.
One taxi driver discusses the difference between democratic and totalitarian regimes, albeit in the most general terms.
Only a week ago he exchanged polite introductory letters with President Jiang Zemin in which both leaders described in the most general terms their goals for their relationship.
No-one, even the most strenuous revisionist, has doubted the existence of a relationship (in the most general terms) between Verdi and Italy's political aspirations and achievements.
The book is set in the 1970's, and though there is some comparison of life then and now, it's done in the most general terms.
Usually it was "in the most general terms," she said, though "maybe in 2010 we had a more specific conversation about it".
How to approach his religion, a topic that he usually avoids speaking about beyond the most general terms, is a question that has long divided his campaign staff.
Unlike most people, philosophers are captivated some would say obsessed by the idea of understanding the world in the most general terms possible.
His predecessor, Pius XI, in his encyclical "Mit brennender Sorge" (With Burning Anxiety) of 1937, had condemned in the most general terms the excesses of the Nazi regime.
