He explained that Spector "had that ability to help me and the rest of the guys reset, from the big-picture view of someone who has done it before".

For his part, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein urged a big-picture view in judging the reforms.

I've always taken a big-picture view of fashion, working in elements of pop culture and whatever else interests me as a writer.

What I'd listen for is whether he offers a big-picture view of the world, as we really don't know what his views are since he left Army service in 1993.

They generally take a big-picture view and build a long-term strategy.

"Because we own such a big piece of the neighborhood, we can afford to take a long-term, big-picture view."

The big-picture view of things is that threats are rapidly becoming more sophisticated as hackers blend threats with multiple characteristics and approaches, and adapt to new social mediums.

Timing, as well, is usually important, in the sense of knowing when to propose a certain action and having a big-picture view of the possible sequence of desired actions.

Those designers possess not only exceptionally high standards, drummed into them by Mr. Ford, but also a big-picture view of a luxury brand.

These often take a big-picture view of nanotechnology, with more emphasis on its societal implications than the details of how such inventions could actually be created.