A United Nations report raised the threat of climate change to a whole new level on Monday, warning of sweeping consequences to life and livelihood.
The extent of ice cover is a critical indicator of the changes taking place in the Arctic – but the shrinking of the polar ice carries sweeping consequences for lower latitudes as well.
If my theory turns out to be correct, it will have sweeping consequences.
The change would have sweeping consequences for doctors, pharmacists and patients.
But a flurry of legislation in Congress could also have sweeping consequences, both intended and unintended, for other industries that work at sea.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said such lawsuits could "wreak havoc" and would have "dire and sweeping consequences" for other companies that do business with the government.
This principle also applies to default charges on overdrafts, store cards and mortgages and could have sweeping consequences for the entire financial services industry.
As Greenberg points out, this was "an extreme and unprecedented position, one with sweeping consequences for all laws, both military and civilian, concerning the treatment of prisoners".
The sweeping consequences of these and other technological innovations lacked the crucible of war in which to test them, for it was an era of Pax Britannica, with the maritime peace kept by the Royal Navy.
But the referendum has sweeping consequences across the political spectrum, particularly for the opposition Labour Party, which would forfeit its electoral support among Scots if Scotland broke away from Britain.
