Sentence examples for had swept aside from inspiring English sources

It had swept aside all proposals for mediation until events had gained irreversible momentum.

Since his disputed election in 2001, the increasingly autocratic president had swept aside all serious opposition, amending the constitution to let himself stand for a third term.But the more Mr Rajoelina came under attack, the more support he seemed to win.

They did so against a side they had swept aside 5-2 aTannadicece two weeks earlier in the Scottish Cup.

That result had prompted a positive missive from the club's American owners, but Tom Werner and John Henry will no doubt be as dismayed as manager Brendan Rodgers to have seen the Reds play so poorly against opposition they had swept aside at the start of December.

Four bowlers have swept aside some of the world's most formidable batsmen in the past two years.

Having swept aside all challengers, Ted Cruz, the conservative from Texas, was sure who deserved the praise.

Since the 1980s a wave of "people-power" revolutions has swept aside tyrannies around the world.

But in a cultural shift that has swept aside centuries of tradition, credit cards have become commonplace here.

"It has swept aside the pay review body's recommendations and ignored the union's call for a fair deal.

The Beatles were said to have swept aside the prefab pop of the early sixties, which happened to include some of the great early Motown songs.

After 15 years of civil war and no government, an Islamist army has swept aside warlords and firmly asserted its control.