1.  Yet it was not until researchers extended the same effort to the oceans that the bigger tectonic picture fell into place.

2.  Its words are deeply personal but they also paint a bigger picture, of man in The New Age.

3.  Although the writers usually get the details right, the bigger picture can be lost or misrepresented.

4.  Among established Internet companies, the big names are still wildly successful stocks when viewed in the bigger picture.

5.  And he understood the bigger picture -- that Schottenheimer wanted him healthy and ready for the playoffs.

6.  And even if the number of gambling-related bankruptcies remains relatively limited in the bigger picture, each case may tell a tiny tragedy.

7.  And from a bigger picture, the property presents the garden with a new opportunity to expand outside the city into other rapidly growing areas.

8.  As a result of such attitudes, others would like to see the bigger picture examined further.

9.  At one level, the speaker is making a conscious decision to pull himself away from debates over details and focus on the bigger picture.

10.  Beyond the lush green grass and multicolored leaves in the backdrop at Foxboro Stadium, a bigger picture is emerging.