wide reach

collocation in English

meaningsofwideandreach

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wide
adjective
uk
/waɪd/us
/waɪd/
having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; ...
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reach
noun
uk
/riːtʃ/us
/riːtʃ/
Your reach is the distance within which you can stretch out your arm and ...
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(Definition ofwideandreachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwide reach

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First, some studies have emphasised thewidereachof 'the legal'.
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Religious programmes should have awidereach.
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World service radio has awidereachand provides news coverage and other programmes in many countries and languages.
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With more than 13 years of service, it has awidereachof audience in the travel-trade, corporate and consumer market.
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This ease, combined with thewidereachthat many social networking sites allow users to have, has made oversharing quite a common occurrence today.
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Attackers have a verywidereachand are able to deliver these attacks easily through advertisement networks.
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Taekwondo kicks have awidereachthat keeps the adversary at a distance.
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Thewidereachand selective, non-broadcast usage of the internet allows programmers access to special interest audiences.
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All periodic reports of general reviews are considered at the time to be controversial and to have effected wide reaching change.
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It is very wide reaching, it includes the others mentioned, but is not limited to them.
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In these cases somewhat wide reaching statements are sometimes made which have to be analysed when one comes to matters of detail.
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These powers are very wide reaching.
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They extend eastwards, though are usually obscured, in a belt of country between roughly 5 km and 10 km wide reaching from the coast.
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His work is wide reaching, and incorporates visits to schools, churches, conventions, prisons and the media.
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