Risks are always future events that may occur, that threaten us. But because this constant danger shapes our expectations, lodges in our heads and guides our actions, it becomes a political force that transforms the world.
Ulrich Beck, World at Risk (2007)
James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, has responded to reports from the Washington Post and the Guardian which broke news that authorities were monitoring data from US citizens via a number of major tech firms.
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The Director added that the leak was “reprehensible” and “risks important protections for the security of Americans”.
“Information collected under this program is among the most important and valuable foreign intelligence information we collect, and is used to protect our nation from a wide variety of threats,” Clapper further explained.
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
DNI Statement on Activities Authorized Under Section 702 of FISA
large•ly
adv. 1. For the most part; mainly
2. On a large scale; amply.
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large•ly (ˈlɑrdʒ li)
adv.
1. to a great extent; in great part; generally; chiefly.
2. in great quantity; much.
[1175–1225]
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writ large
OED
penned, recorded, or exhibited in large or prominent characters. Chiefly in fig. use. c1645 MILTON Sonn., On new Forcers Consc. 20 New Presbyter is but Old Priest writ Large. 1868 FARRAR Silence & V. iii. (1875) 56 Let us look beyond them, and see it writ large upon the history of nations. 1877 L. MORRIS Epic Hades II. 117 That my life…Was but a tale Writ large by Zeus.
Merriam-Webster
on a larger scale or in a more prominent manner: “the problems of modern totalitarianism are only our own problems writ large” — Times Literary Supplement
American Heritage
signified, expressed, or embodied in a greater or more prominent magnitude or degree: “The man was no more than the boy writ large” – George Eliot.
