It also creates a less abstract model for measuring large human tragedies.

The larger tragedy will come about if the Mexicans simply cannot figure out how to escape the only political party they have ever known.

"This has turned out to be one of the largest tragedies of our business history."

This case is perhaps representative of a larger tragedy.

In many ways, this whole matter was a very large tragedy through nobody's fault.

"It's one small building, but one very large tragedy for our city."

That failure to acknowledge the enduring appeal of drugs is the "larger tragedy."

Still total strangers to one another, the Nets are starting to see the ramifications of tragedies both large and small.

The largest tragedy, however, is not the wasted effort.

Even so, a larger, national tragedy is spreading underfoot.