swing a little wider

[Mike Hussey]

Zev Vendal & Turso want to find Dr Martha who escaped from house.

Zev Vendal: There are security cameras on the street, but there's nothing back here.
Turso: There's got to be satellite footage.
Zev Vendal: Maryland's not exactly a high-value U.S. target. There'll be plenty of weather imaging, but we're gonna have to swing a little wider to find something real-time that's enhanceable.

What does "swing a little wider" mean?

Source: The Bourne Legacy (a 2012 American action-thriller film directed by Tony Gilroy)

 

[Skrej]

In this context, it means 'search a little harder' or 'make a bigger effort'. It's going to be more difficult to find a live satellite feed they can use to zoom in on the area.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Zev Vendal and Turso want to find Dr. Shearing, who escaped from her house.

Use either Martha, Dr. Shearing, or Dr. Martha Shearing. Dr. Martha is wrong.

Zev Vendal: There are security cameras on the street, but there's nothing back here.
Turso: There's got to be satellite footage.
Zev Vendal: Maryland's not exactly a high-value U.S. target. There'll be plenty of weather imaging, but we're gonna have to swing a little wider to find something real-time that's enhanceable.

What does "swing a little wider" mean?

Source: The Bourne Legacy (a 2012 American action-thriller film directed by Tony Gilroy)

Notice that the language the spies and technocrats use in the Bourne movies use is heavily laden with jargon. Keep in mind that most people don't use English that way.

 

[emsr2d2]

Most of us don't bother with the full stop after "Dr" these days. (BrE)

I would use "who had escaped from her house".

 

[GoesStation]

Most of us don't bother with the full stop after "Dr" these days. (BrE)

It's still required in American English.

 

[Tdol]

It's still required in American English.

I was taught in BrE school that you only put a full stop/period if the abbreviation doesn't end with the last letter of the word:

Dr :tick:
Dr. :cross:
Prof :cross:
Prof. :tick:

That was many years ago, though.