many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements

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The survey found that nearly all marriages continue to take place within the ambit of the Hindu caste system — a discriminatory social order based on an identity determined at birth. Niha Masih, Washington Post, "In the spotlight with a Netflix show, India’s elite matchmakers reinvent an age-old tradition," 25 Aug. 2020

Of course, the salient issue is the ambit of the president’s duties. Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "Can Trump Assert Executive Privilege over His Conversations with Corey Lewandowski?," 17 Sep. 2019

For all the official hoopla surrounding the level of care supposedly available to suffering detainees in its ambit, Krome, like most other detainee facilities, operates far out of range of sustained public and media scrutiny. Ken Silverstein, The New Republic, "Shock Corridor," 19 Aug. 2019

The nature and ambit of India’s proposed social exchange, though, awaits clarity. Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "Are Indian social enterprises ready to benefit from the proposed social stock exchange?," 8 July 2019

If the independent body cannot review these decisions as well, Facebook will be left with a large degree of control over what claims get ventilated and reviewed, and will be able to determine the ambit of the body’s promise of due process. Casey Newton, The Verge, "How Kevin Hart tweeted himself out of a job hosting the Oscars," 8 Dec. 2018

Commuter-rail projects are outside Byford’s ambit, but the M.T.A.’s ineptitude, or worse, on large projects saps the credibility of everyone working under its aegis. William Finnegan, The New Yorker, "Can Andy Byford Save the Subways?," 2 July 2018

Those are within the ambit of the Homeland Security and the Health and Human Services. Amy Lieu, Fox News, "Lawsuit challenging US immigration policy on family separation may proceed, judge rules," 7 June 2018

That is a more ticklish argument: the obstruction laws are complicated and the ambit of presidential power vast. The Economist, "Donald Trump’s powers are not quite as vast as his lawyers claim," 7 June 2018

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