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At which point I was obliged to explain that it had all the other tropes of epic fantasy — world-spanning scale, one brave heroine fighting impossible odds, Fate Of The Universe At Stake, the usual.

The Map Thing « 2009

But the combination of great artistry, a string of singles that dominated the airwaves and a world-spanning tour would come to an end.

Michael Giltz: Music: George Michael's "Faith" And The Era Of The Blockbuster Michael Giltz 2011

But the combination of great artistry, a string of singles that dominated the airwaves and a world-spanning tour would come to an end.

Michael Giltz: Music: George Michael's "Faith" And The Era Of The Blockbuster Michael Giltz 2011

Finn and Glori, the bearers of the Glacier and Ember Stones, first introduced in Broken Trinity, return this month in a pulse-pounding, world-spanning adventure series.

Top Cow Comics for February 2010 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

Well, little did we know that world-spanning, high-bandwidth internet and quick-ripping high-fidelity digital copying would render practically all music and television and film vulnerable to rampant copying and theft-consumption.

Complete Piracy at Last « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010

The hotel's excellent One Restaurant is under the direction of chef Mark (North 44) McEwan, who dishes up a world-spanning menu (such as grilled lamb chops with merguez sausage, olives, and minted couscous salad).

Andrew Harper's Notebook Andrew Harper 2010

But this time Mitchell sits still in Japan, abandoning his time-traveling, world-spanning, intertextual sorcery for the satisfaction of a single (and singular) time and place.

Book review of "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet," a novel by David Mitchell 2010

Spokesmen at AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., two of the largest, world-spanning carriers of Internet traffic, said they were unable to find anyone at their companies who could discuss the issue of routing reform.

How An Unfixed Internet Glitch Could Strand You Offline 2010

Her fast-paced, world-spanning adventures the settings including Iran, Greece, Scotland and Australia were laced with humour and appealed to a wide age range, but especially to young women.

Jennifer Rardin obituary Steve Holland 2010

Much like Ferdinand Magellan's bold, world-spanning journey, Voyager was one of those "moments of exploring that ... fuse place, time, discovery, and yearning."

Review of "Voyager," a book about the space probes, by Stephen J. Pyne Marcia Bartusiak 2010