For my editorial, I claimed the first two columns between the flag and mast, bumped my type up a point, and spread my piece over the whole width.

FORBES: My Best Job Ever

The system is huge, with canals and navigable rivers in some instances over ten times and more the width of our largest, with barges carrying over 1000 tons in a single barge.

BBC: Calls

Marco notes that the nearest basalt outcrop was a few hundred meters from the site, and that the stones, which were three to six feet (one to two meters) in width, would have weighed over 200 pounds (90 kilograms) at times.

CNN: Mysterious structure found at bottom of ancient lake

Ambrose opened his account with a cut for four to bring up the 100 in the 36th over, and though he demonstrated his liking for width with a century in New Zealand last winter, the Kiwis still gave him too much room outside the off-stump.

BBC: Pietersen century rescues England

Foden brought the New South Wales Waratahs winger to ground but the Wallabies took the ball through a couple of phases and then moved it through the hands across the width of the pitch for Mitchell to send Elsom striding over for a marvellous try.

BBC: Australia 27-17 England

Harmison looked more like the bowler who previously struggled with the white ball, offering too much width as the stylish Amla carved him away for four boundaries in an over.

BBC: England maintain perfect record

The proposal would extend the existing decking out over the innermost vehicle travel lanes, preserving the same space for car traffic and adding new width for bikes and walkers.

WSJ: Bridge Traffic On Walkway Stirs Concern