The phrase "a sweeping attack on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a broad or comprehensive criticism or assault on a particular subject, idea, or individual.
Example: "The article presented a sweeping attack on the government's handling of the crisis, highlighting numerous failures and missteps."
Alternatives: "a broad criticism of" or "a comprehensive assault on".
General secretary Chris Keates delivered a sweeping attack on Gove in the style of a report card for a pupil.
Still, Mr. Kerry made a sweeping attack on the competence of the entire administration, declaring that America's military should know he would never ask them "to fight a war without a plan to win the peace".
Writing on DoubleX, the new Slate spinoff site for women, the redoubtable Linda Hirshman delivered a sweeping attack on younger feminists for irresponsible partying, as chronicled on Jezebel.com, a Gawker-family blog devoted to "Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for Women.
His opponent, Ahmed Shafik, Mr. Mubarak's last prime minister, lashed back on Sunday in a sweeping attack on the Brotherhood, charging that the group was out for "revenge" against the former Mubarak government, that it used to collaborate with that government in secret deals, and that it now represented "chaos".
A1 Rebuilding Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street has set the goal of recouping the loss of 75,000 residents in the last decade by proposing a sweeping attack on tens of thousands of abandoned houses, derelict lots and gap-toothed blockfronts.
Two advocacy groups joined with cancer patients and doctors yesterday to launch a sweeping attack on human gene patents.
Lawyers representing the dissident director Walter B. Hewlett delivered a sweeping attack today on the integrity and credibility of the management of Hewlett-Packard, contending that it had repeatedly misled shareholders about the projected gains from its planned purchase of Compaq Computer even as senior executives inside the companies became increasingly pessimistic.
A friend-of-the-court brief emphasizes a different sweeping attack on the law.
A sweeping attack in which Beck went close on the right before the Ospreys switched their focus back across field ended with Biggar going over unopposed.
