Sentence examples for sweeping revisions from inspiring English sources

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.

The world seemed a darker and more threatening place, and I took the opportunity to make sweeping revisions, rewriting five of the 10 chapters completely.

At a time when Congress will be considering the most sweeping revisions in banking since the New Deal, Robert R. Glauber is the Adminstration's point man.

Among the sweeping revisions, though, was a proposal to replace the pass-fail school grading system with one based more on whether students were showing academic improvement, not just on how many were proficient.

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.

In 1966 a sweeping revision of the bony fishes by British ichthyologist P.H. Greenwood and American ichthyologists D.E.

ALBANY — The Legislature on Monday took the first step toward a sweeping revision of the state's rent-regulation laws.

It is an understatement to say that there is no direct authority in this or any other federal court for the District Court's sweeping revision of the Fourth Amendment.

The President noted in hig special message today that he recently asked Congress for sweeping revision of laws deal ing with the resolution of emergency strikes in the trans portation industry.

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.