Sentence examples for sweeping principles from inspiring English sources

Obama's foreign policy has paralyzed the GOP by laying bare just how much Republicans collectively refuse to fully commit to one grand, unifying possibility in international affairs — including the possibility of stepping away from sweeping principles and playing it by ear for a while.

In most nations, arbitrators can apply the principle of "amiable composition"; the case is decided under broad, sweeping principles of equity, without judicial oversight or the application of national commercial law.

In fact, Sharkey, appearing at a StrictlyVC event earlier this week,  spoke about the importance of shared principles in sweeping language that elicited fervor in many of the gathered listeners — and some fatigue in others.

In a series of remarkable decisions, the Supreme Court has created a sweeping new principle of state sovereign immunity against private lawsuits.

After all, it makes no sense to make policy in terms of sweeping doctrines that purport to lay down general, binding principles and rules of conduct that must be followed consistently, across the board.

Ether appears to represent just the sort of posit (originally by Descartes in Principles of Philosophy) that Newtonians often enjoyed sweeping into the trash.

I found this kind of shrunken Japanese bullet train ride that went against all their anti-Japanese principles......a cleaning lady dressed for Ascot sweeping some leaves and imaginary litter into a basket......and a zoo consisting of one peacock.

Attempting to model an ideal society in accordance with the principles set forth in the Confucian Classics, he promoted sweeping reform efforts that conflicted gravely with entrenched interests and therefore encountered resistance.

This has been a guiding principle of many modern French presidents, who enjoy sweeping powers to change prime minister as they please.

Sweeping millions of resident aliens under the order seems to violate the principle that civilians should not be subject to military law in this country.

At a time when popular revolutions are sweeping the globe, the United States should be strengthening, not weakening, basic rules of law and principles of justice enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.