scope

[skoʊp]

Definition:
1. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control.
2. The state of the environment in which a situation exists.
3. A magnifier of images of distant objects.

Use 'scope' in a sentence:

1. Its scope resembles that of Frances Smith Fosters 1993 study, but its approach is quite different.
2. Banks had increased scope to develop new financial products.
3. The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.
4. The bank's scope is worldwide, in forty three countries on all the five continents.
5. The matter falls outside ( the scope of) discussion.
6. Mr. Dobson promised to widen the organization's scope of activity.
7. "The difference is in the nature and scope of these responsibilities in the home environment in particular," Dr. Joyce said.
8. Only human capabilities extend far beyond the scope of these two cortexes.
9. The concept has multiple forms, and scholars and policymakers argue about the shape, scope and cost of the ideal program.
10. China's interests have never been so closely connected with those of the rest of Asia and the world in both scope and depth.
11. The scope and procedures for sharing credit information will be standardized.
12. He spoke out against the idea of "white" and "black" as distinct groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity.
13. Her job offers very little scope for promotion.
14. Both of the things are beyond the scope of people to either really effectively to describe or in any way to control.
15. All these details are way beyond our scope.
16. Explaining the difference between each is beyond the scope of this handout and unnecessary to know in order to answer the questions.
17. A discussion of post-colonial issues is beyond the scope of this book.
18. He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative.
19. There is still scope for new writers to break through.
20. Depending on the complexity and scope of the concern being addressed, the resulting tangle can be anywhere from minor to significant.
21. The land was flat, giving no scope for defence.
22. Most of our work is in higher education, but occasionally, we do projects that go beyond that scope.
23. Its scope resembles that of Frances Smith Foster's 1993 study, but its approach is quite different.
24. The specific projects within the scope of land approved for conversion shall be approved by the people's governments of cities or counties.
25. The scope of urban ambition today ranges from new business districts to special economic zones to entirely new cities never before on the map.
26. There's still plenty of scope for improvement.
27. This preoccupation also limited the scope of initial reform efforts in the area of general education.
28. China will further expand the scope of its opened-up areas.
29. You may not realize the scope.
30. The police had to first define the scope of the investigation.
31. His eyes scoped the room, trying to spot her in the crowd.
32. Our powers are limited in scope.
33. First try to do something that is within your scope.
34. We plan to widen the scope of our existing activities by offering more language courses.
35. That question is not within the scope of this talk.
36. These issues were outside the scope of the article.
37. The geographical scope of product markets has widened since the war.
38. Its scope does not include an assessment of risk for coffee and other hot beverages.
39. There's ample scope for one's abilities.
40. It's just too ambitious for the scope of the assignment.
41. This subject lies beyond the scope of our investigation.
42. The extra money will give us the scope to improve our facilities.