embraces

The term embraces all the many different aspects of a culture that are expressed through food: from the agricultural economy to pickling recipes, from kinship ties to the correct technique for spitting an olive stone into your hand.

Delizia! John Dickie 2008

As the objects in the central display case attest, the term embraces two basic types.

Bright and Shiny Things Lee Lawrence 2010

Although hard to define, the term embraces the soil, weather, skills, art, authenticity, traditions and ultimately the "feel" that come together to fill a bottle with something good to drink.

Science, traditions of Alsatian winemakers collide in France over fanleaf virus 2010

Although hard to define, the term embraces the soil, weather, skills, art, authenticity, traditions and ultimately the "feel" that come together to fill a bottle with something good to drink.

Science, traditions of Alsatian winemakers collide in France over fanleaf virus 2010

More importantly, the term embraces a wide range of different management approaches, from highly protected sites where few if any people are allowed to enter, through parks where the emphasis is on conservation but visitors are welcome, to much less restrictive approaches where conservation is integrated into the traditional (and sometimes not so traditional) human lifestyles or even takes place alongside limited sustainable resource extraction.

IUCN Protected Area Management Categories 2009

Hence the term embraces the various methods by which the spirits can be brought near or driven away.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

The narrower sense of the term embraces simply the crucial message of faith and the ethical requirements of the gospel.

The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

The term embraces pursuits of study and pastime, our labors and relaxations.

Old times in Dixie land : a southern matron's memories, 1901

There are many ways to "do" yoga: the term embraces meditation, worship, study and action, as well as the physical pretzeling that Americans primarily associate with the term.

NYT > Home Page 2010

More broadly, however, the term embraces maintaining the rule of law and upholding Charter rights in the justice system as a whole.

Liblogs News Feed 2009