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far-reaching

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far-reach·ing (färrchng)
adj.
Having a wide range, influence, or effect: the far-reaching implications of a major new epidemic.

far-reaching
Adjective
extensive in influence, effect, or range
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far-reaching [fɑːˈriːtʃɪŋ] adj [reform, effect] → de gran alcance
far-reaching [ˈfɑːˈriːtʃɪŋ] adjd'une grande portée
far-reaching [ˈfɑːˈriːtʃɪŋ] adjweitreichend
far-reaching [ˈfɑːˈriːtʃɪŋ] adjdi vasta portata


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As you ascend the mountains about its shores, says he, you behold this immense body of water spreading itself before you, and stretching further and further, in one wide and far-reaching expanse, until the eye, wearied with continued and strained attention, rests in the blue dimness of distance, upon lofty ranges of mountains, confidently asserted to rise from the bosom of the waters.
This last device produces an intensely brilliant far-reaching white light, but as the natural oil which it requires can only be obtained by mining in one of several widely separated and remote localities it is seldom used by these creatures whose only thought is for today, and whose hatred for manual labor has kept them in a semi-barbaric state for countless ages.
Miss Polly, looking out at the far-reaching valley below, thought of the changes those twenty-five years had brought to her.
 
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