So do a number of enlightened Republicans who recognize that this issue transcends partisanship.

The issue transcends the respective merits of the designs.

"This issue transcends the normal political divides," he says.

This is despite the acknowledgement that carers' issues transcend health and social care boundaries.

Mr Major said he believed the constitutional issue 'transcended' the election.

Very much like the war on terrorism, this issue should transcend politics.

"But this issue transcends those ideological and partisan differences."

"The issue transcends two persons or two strong wills," he said.

But in this particular case, the issues transcended that of coaching one's own children.

She declared that the issue of health care "transcends party, geography and ideology."