a of an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details
a top-down analysis might begin by looking at macro-economic trends top-down programming
Just as Katrina exposed the lurking problems of race and poverty, it also revealed the limitations of Bush's rigid, top-down approach to the presidency.
One advantage of a top-down approach is that, with just a few phone calls, the Democratic Party machine can mobilize thousands of volunteers in just a few days.
And unlike the concept of government-sponsored, "top-down" Victory Gardens, Edible Estates is a grassroots effort.
Experience A Legendary Link Between Worlds The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is the shiny new title for the previously-announced sequel to A Link to the Past . This trailer shows us more footage of the first top-down Zelda game to come out for quite some time.
June 11, 2013 - RPGamer
Four short links: 10 June 2013 Anatomy of Two Memes — comparing the spread of Gangnam Style to Harlem Shake. Memes are like currencies: you need to balance accessibility (or ‘money supply’) and inflation. Gangnam Style became globally accessible through top-down mainstream sources (High Popularity), but …
June 10, 2013 - O'Reilly Media
Barack Obama in FOXNews I believe that change comes not from the top-down, but from the bottom-up, and few are closer to the people than our churches, our synagogues, our temples and our mosques,Obama said after touring the Eastside Community Ministry in Ohio....
Andrew Lansley in Lurgan Today Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: "This shows how the bigger picture gets neglected in order to meet the Government's top-down targets. Patients get a worse deal overall. Labour has"
Bob McDonnell in Toronto Star Top-down, one-size-fits-all decision-making should not replace the personal choices of free people in a free market,McDonnell said.