"this broadening" is a perfectly valid phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to a process or idea that is becoming larger in scope or range. For example, "This broadening of the range of product offerings helped drive a 30% increase in profits."
Amélie's American jaunt confirmed this broadening appeal.
This broadening of access was strongly advocated by UCL and it is good to see this recommendation being accepted.
This broadening of the scope of philosophy will inevitably, if gradually, attract more women to the subject.
"Even with this broadening of her customer base, she wants to make sure it isn't alienating anyone," Mr. Barnes said.
The curious thing about this broadening of the mute button's purview is that it is happening just as digital technologies are quietening us in the physical world.
But this broadening of perspective doesn't really suit the format of what started out as a TV sitcom – The Office meets Yes, Minister, as it was described.
If anything can be said to characterize the Midori of today in contrast with the young whiz of yesteryear, it is probably this broadening of perspective to include her collaborators in the musical experience.
Those tempted to applaud this broadening of the gay image on television should wait until they have seen this sorry show, which has the potential to make everyone cringe, but especially gays, fans of Mr. Goodman and people from Ohio.
One of the catalysts for this broadening of his expressive palette was Nørgård's discovery in the late 1970s of the work of Adolf Wölfli, the Swiss artist who spent most of his life in a psychiatric hospital.
And this broadening of perspective has led him to create a bold and -- against the odds -- very funny study of the rocky relationship known as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In early 1975 United Aircraft adopted the name United Technologies Corporation to reflect this broadening of interests, and later that same year it acquired a stake in Otis Elevator Company.
