The OECD warned of sweeping consequences for rich societies – and pointed to the rash of occupations and protests, especially by young people, around the world.
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.
But while his record includes historic legislation of sweeping consequence that places him among the Senate's most successful leaders, it also includes some unfinished business and some laws whose impact remains to fully measured.
This type of action would have sweeping consequences on countries such as the U.S., China, India, Russia, Japan, the E.U. and other major industrial nations.
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 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.
