far-extending

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Of all the varied and far-extending affairs the Ward Block was the flower.

From Gold by White, Stewart Edward

Opposite to the mouth of the bay rises the town, containing 60,000 inhabitants, with its lighthouse and far-extending suburbs.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.

He comprehended the situation as in a comprehensive and far-extending military movement.

From From the Easy Chair, series 2 by Curtis, George William

Enter, Jumala, my vessel, Enter here, O thorn most gracious,30 Strengthen thou the hero's weakness, And the weakling do thou cherish, On these far-extending waters, On the wide expanse of billows.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

Paul Jones had touched life at so many points—Dulwich College, the athletic world, the Army, journalism, the House of Commons, and Wales—that the news of his death caused grief in far-extending circles.

From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring