broad measure

collocation in English

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broad
adjective
uk
/brɔːd/us
/brɑːd/
very ...
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measure
noun
uk
/ˈmeʒ.ər/us
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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(Definition ofbroadandmeasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbroad measure

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There isbroadmeasureof agreement, but it is agreement condemning the proposals.
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I see no way in which we could endorse such a settlement, in the absence of thatbroadmeasureof general agreement.
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We must, of course, be sure that such a petition representsbroadmeasureof support for a new parish.
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Despite some differences on some aspects, there is a verybroadmeasureof agreement on what is necessary in the industry.
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That illustrates thebroadmeasureof agreement which prevails nowadays on these questions of social security.
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Although a number of important debating points have been made, abroadmeasureof agreement has been expressed.
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The important thing is to take a robust and commonsense view which does abroadmeasureof justice and keeps the tax system simple.
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I believe that there is now abroadmeasureof agreement about what a modern mental health service should look like.
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They represent a radical departure from thebroadmeasureof agreement in this country which has prevailed on the strengthening of section 210.
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Abroadmeasureof agreement now exists that the key to lower interest rates is further progress towards reducing budget deficits.
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What is needed is abroadmeasureof consensus about county-wide needs and how to meet them.
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There was a verybroadmeasureof agreement.
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We should probably get abroadmeasureof agreement that we should not do so at this moment, if the polls are right.
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First, there is now abroadmeasureof agreement on the co-ordinated action regulation, with only a few detailed points still to be resolved.
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However, the interesting and significant factor in the debate has been thebroadmeasureof agreement on how to tackle it.
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I believe that it commands abroadmeasureof agreement, notwithstanding the fact that it was greatly criticised at the time.
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The report was generally welcomed, and subsequent consultations showed that there was abroadmeasureof agreement with its proposals.
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It validates a procedure which has been followed since 1981 with abroadmeasureof agreement from the local authority associations.
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That achievement certainly had abroadmeasureof bottom-up support from industry and thoughtful electors alike.
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Abroadmeasureof agreement has been reached in official discussions on this proposal.
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