Sentence examples for sweeping general from inspiring English sources

The section now begins with sweeping general words.

But the Commission is not given such sweeping general powers as in the Coal and Steel Community.

That volatile mix complicated the negotiations that ended on Friday with the announcement of a sweeping general settlement to reform Wall Street's research practices and change the way new stock offerings are distributed.

Marian Margulies, PhD, a child and adult psychologist in Manhattan, says make specific, small steps, rather than sweeping, general statements.

Right now, most of us live by sweeping, general guidelines that are one-size-fits-all.

The state and federal environmental agencies also forced safety reforms on the company under the Clean Air Act's under-used but sweeping "General Duty" clause to better protect employees and the public from hazardous chemicals.

I'd say, as a general rule, that sweeping generalizations about what constitutes an acceptable family are bad news for kids.

Avoid sweeping generalizations.

Mr. Cheney's wife, Lynne, always describes his youth working on power lines, loading 100-pound sacks of bentonite on railroad cars and sweeping the general store in Casper, Wyo.

If she is never put on the disabled list, then she has an excellent shot of sweeping the general election as well as the primaries.

In street interviews, Pakistanis expressed sweeping opposition to General Musharraf's emergency declaration.