Sentence examples for sweeping revision from inspiring English sources
"sweeping revision" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to refer to a process of making significant changes to something, especially in terms of making substantial improvements to it. For example, "The government has announced sweeping revisions to its social welfare policies."
ALBANY — The Legislature on Monday took the first step toward a sweeping revision of the state's rent-regulation laws.
In 1966 a sweeping revision of the bony fishes by British ichthyologist P.H. Greenwood and American ichthyologists D.E.
A12 Turkey Revises Penal Code The Turkish Parliament approved a sweeping revision of the country's penal code to bring it closer to European Union norms, a step aimed at enhancing the prospect of Turkish membership in the 25-nation bloc.
Late that evening, McConnell's office sent the legislators a sweeping revision that bore little resemblance to their bill.
The Congressional effort is the most sweeping revision of financial regulation in the United States since the Great Depression.
Tin Pan Alley publishers form the American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers, or Ascap, in 1914, and their efforts lead to a sweeping revision of copyright laws.
The changes will surely disappoint reformers who were pushing for more sweeping revisions to rein in the filibuster, once a rarely used legislative tool.
The ministry carried out sweeping revisions of the normal school system, establishing it as a completely independent track, quite distinct from other educational training.
By Cora Frazier The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions . . . to make the exam better representative of what students study in high school and the skills they need to succeed in college and afterward.
Less than a decade ago, the maps of the world underwent sweeping revisions, the consequence of the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union and its satellite nations and the disintegration of Yugoslavia.
The last time an auto insurer made such a threat was in 1991, when Allstate said it would leave New Jersey in protest over sweeping revisions of the insurance law by Jim Florio, then the governor.
