Sentence examples for major sweep from inspiring English sources

Since then, however, most militants who were arrested in a major sweep have gone free.

In 2006, Democrats rode a wave of discontent to a major sweep of state and federal offices.

US authorities ultimately charged Bundy and four of his sons and arrested Delemus and others around the country in a major sweep in March.

The events unfolded days after the Morton County sheriff's office arrested 127 people in a major sweep, including journalists and film-makers.

On Tuesday, the interim Iraqi government, flexing its new muscles without American help, mounted a major sweep of criminals in Baghdad, arresting what officials said were 527 suspects in crimes ranging from kidnapping to murder.

The announcement of the nominations on Feb. 13, with "Gladiator" dominating, led to speculation that the sword-and-sandal epic might even pull off a major sweep, winning best picture, best actor (Mr. Crowe) and perhaps even best director (Mr. Scott), best score (Hans Zimmer) and some crafts awards.

American commanders have been eager for permission to conduct major sweeps in the Hindu Kush for some time, and Musharraf has repeatedly refused them.

The rifle company of about 160 reservists suffered a rash of deaths in a series of major sweeps and other operations in the war.

These low-proportion mutations are not directly impacted by the major sweeps so provide new evidence for coevolving subpopulations in a homogeneous environment.

Beijing is in the midst of a major corruption sweep ahead of a leadership change expected next year.

It would be a surprise if the 43-year-old did not complete a major clean sweep before retirement, notwithstanding his historic agonies in the US Open.