Sentence examples for a thorough revision from inspiring English sources

The committee called for a "thorough revision" of the agreement governing the 1,000-mile 1,000-miley route through PakistaNATO

By that time he was receiving lucrative commissions from abroad from London (I masnadieri) and Paris (Jérusalem, a thorough revision of I Lombardi, 1847).

He began his crusade with a thorough revision of the tariff system, an issue that, for decades, had only been discussed.

The Second Vatican Council (1962 65) permitted the use of vernacular translations and called for a thorough revision, which was subsequently accomplished.

In 1945, when Phillips Bradley presented a thorough revision of the classic translation, Tocqueville's discussion of presidential term limits -- and America's lack thereof -- seemed to speak to the perennial re-election of Roosevelt.

The resumption of Nato supply convoys is also anticipated, although the report called for a "thorough revision of the terms and conditions of the arrangement" and would be subject to "taxes and other charges".

Nor will elections alone: indeed, Pakistan would perhaps be more Islamist but for the pervasive influence of its most undemocratic force, the feudal landlords, who keep rural mullahs in check.After nearly seven years in charge, General Musharraf has overseen a few minor changes to the inflammatory school textbooks and promised a more thorough revision.

In preface to the first edition, the editor announced: The first edition of this work, published in 1861, was received so favourably that the author has felt bound to bestow his utmost care upon a minute and thorough revision of his book, in the hope of bringing up the information it contains to the existing state of knowledge.

A (different) colleague points out that "sweeping overhaul" and "major overhaul" are overused and usually redundant, since "overhaul" means an extensive or thorough revision.

I hope people far and wide will call for an immediate and thorough revision of the Act and other legislation that takes into account the results of detailed research, and that researchers themselves will actively partake in the process.

The novelist Richard Price, who also wrote for "The Wire," told me there's nothing capricious about such thorough revision: "You really need a single sensibility at the top, a writer-producer who's a ruthless rewriter.