The phrase "a string of sweeping" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to describe a series of sweeping actions or statements, but it requires additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "The artist created a string of sweeping brush strokes that brought the canvas to life."
Alternatives: "a series of sweeping" or "a chain of sweeping".
Rupert Murdoch has split his publishing and TV businesses sooner than expected, making a string of sweeping changes across his media empire, including at his troubled London newspapers arm News International.
The decision to not focus on a string of sweeping new proposals reflects the recognition that Mr. Obama has little chance of securing major legislation from a Republican Congress.
The allegations are the latest in a string of sweeping news reports that have sent shock waves through the media industry, beginning with an Oct. 5 report in The New York Times that alleged film executive Harvey Weinstein had sexually harassed and assaulted women for decades.
Zhang rose to fame in the 1990s with a string of sweeping, visually striking dramas; more recently, he directed the opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
During the news conference, a reporter noted that Australia, in response to a string of violence, launched a sweeping gun buyback program in 1996 and has not experienced a mass shooting since.
The lawsuit, filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is the latest and most sweeping of a string of discrimination and sexual harassment complaints filed since the 1990s by individuals against Bloomberg L.P., the media and financial services giant.
Though the suit does not name Mr. Bloomberg as a defendant and claims discrimination that assertedly occurred after he left an active role in the company, it is the latest and most sweeping of a string of discrimination and sexual harassment complaints filed against the firm since the 1990s.
Google's new initiative, Ebda2, which means "Start" in Arabic, is the latest in a string of seed and mentorship programs designed to support the wave of entrepreneurial ventures sweeping across Egypt.
LOS ANGELES — Democrats in the California Legislature passed a sweeping package of gun control bills after a string of mass shootings across the country, cracking down on assault rifles, high-capacity magazines and lead ammunition.
The home secretary becomes the highest-ranking casualty of sweeping changes to the cabinet and will return to the backbenches after a string of Home Office blunders regarding the deportation of foreign criminals.
After the woozy night — and a string of fateful coincidences — he ended up largely among strangers at the party at Mr. Giuca's house in Prospect Park South, an enclave of sweeping front porches and large Victorian homes.
