Sentence examples for sweeping justification from inspiring English sources

While another peer who tried unsuccessfully to amend the bill, Green MP Jenny Jones, flagged a lack of requirement of "reasonable suspicion" for powers to be used — and therefore a lack of a clear threshold for authorizing state surveillance — arguing this allows sweeping justification for the usage of the bill's highly intrusive powers.

But in August 2002, the department provided a sweeping legal justification for even the harshest tactics.

If there are hordes of disabled, mentally ill, or unemployed people who are draining the public purse, there is justification for sweeping cuts to social security.

KENNETH ROTH Executive Director Human Rights Watch New York, April 3, 2011 To the Editor: Re "In Israel, Time for Peace Offer May Run Out" (Diplomatic Memo, front page, April 3): It is unacceptable to cite the revolutionary fervor sweeping the Middle East as justification to pressure Israel into an untimely peace agreement.

Obama maintains he doesn't need new legal authority to bomb the Islamic State, citing a sweeping AUMF from 2001 as his legal justification, but has said he welcomes new authorization anyway.

Sweeping down gesture.

"It is so sweeping.

Anger is sweeping America.

Albany needs sweeping change.

Probably nothing sweeping.

CUE sweeping strings.