But Francis has set his sights far beyond the circle of his church.

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For humanity to evolve further, the free sharing of ideas had to pass beyond the circle of immediate family, or kin, at some crucial point.

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To some extent, those beyond the charmed circle of European governments may well think that she should indeed exert more influence.

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How do we expand our circle beyond the usual?

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The night beyond the glass walls turned a profound, unsullied black, making our candlelit circle of light all the more companionable.

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What is imperative is that he reaches beyond Congress and his inner circle to get the best and most dispassionate thinking.

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One challenge for Quora will likely come in maintaining its campfire-circle quality as the site grows beyond its current core audience.

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While Tiger Global has invested in tech startups for several years, many of the other players are new to Silicon Valley's scene and are spreading their bets beyond a small circle of hot social-networking companies.

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