What this says is that widening inequality makes a huge difference.
Brussels folklore has it that widening (admitting new members) naturally conflicts with deepening (further integration of existing members).
It's counterintuitive that widening the franchise can be harmful for democracy, but I think it can be.
There is evidence that widening income gaps in America pushed less affluent people to stretch their finances, particularly to buy pricier houses.
Wen Jiabao, the outgoing prime minister, has long pushed for a "harmonious society".Many economists, too, now worry that widening income disparities may have damaging side-effects.
Carrying him away, leaving that widening blank of a woman behind him, this wimpled stranger wound the clock of Louis's life.
And the transit agency said that widening the platforms was not an option because it would require moving the tracks, which is impractical because of surrounding buildings.
Nor does he ignore the implications of the Gini coefficient, which indicates that widening inequality may be an ineluctable aspect of larger and larger conurbations.
As for the United States, Mr. Chávez predicted that widening budget and trade deficits portend a financial crisis that could cause it to "explode from within".
The theatre and opera director Sir Peter Hall, who was artistic director of the Glyndebourne Opera Festival in the 1980s, argued that widening the audience for opera could only be a good thing.
While developing nations share part of the blame, let us not absolve the rich nations of their sins.Kunal Kumar KunduMumbaiSIR – You assert that widening inequalities may be a price worth paying for an increase in average living standards.
