Anti-spending groups in the United States, relying on thoroughly discredited neoclassical economic principles, have built a wide base of support from Wall Street bankers, doctrinaire neo-liberals, Tea Party enthusiasts, and small-government supporters in the American middle class.
Although the standards have quite a wide base of support, the politics in an election year are tricky.
In her announcement today, the president asked for a wide base of support in her attempts to address Indonesia's economic and social crises.
Marcel failed because he lacked a following outside Paris and could not make a moderate compromise that would have given him a wider base of support.
Paul's supporters could not vote for him in the Presidential election, but they were committed to him nonetheless; Barr was the only libertarian on the ballot, but he lacked a wide base of support.
The terrorist organization has proved quite conclusively that it has a wide base of support and is very resourceful; since the attacks were in the planning for a long time, there may well be moles in any public institution.
The state's complex political pedigree appealed to a range of constituencies and made possible the building of a wide base of support that remained in place for decades to come.
It's easier to tip over an erect cow than it is to tip over a more sprawling crocodile of similar size; the crocodile has a wider base of support, and thus can be said to be more stable.
In Basra too, after an astonishing turn-round, the Iraqi army seems to have bested the Sadrists.Yet the Sadrists still have a wide base of support, especially among the poor.
In young adults, combined neck and trunk bracing led to reduced walking speed, shorter step length, wider base of support and a larger proportion of the gait cycle spent in double stance (p's < 0.05).
