Catholic scholars and social critics of a radical bent hailed it for its sweeping criticisms of the profit motive, free trade and existing structures of international capitalism.

Sovereign embroidered on its words of warning to the SK Corporation with sweeping criticism that appeared to contradict its claim that it was not seeking to gain control of the company.

As housing minister you must intervene where you identify failings but can you evidence the basis for such sweeping criticisms?

He challenged Shapps to provide evidence for his "sweeping criticisms" of the sector.

His sweeping criticisms of jazz and championing of the second Viennese school in opposition to Stravinsky have signally failed the test of time.

But the latest draft contains only one reference to "radical feminism," linking it to the sexual revolution, and several other paragraphs of sweeping criticism apparently aimed at feminism.

- He rejected Lord Glasman's sweeping criticism of Labour's economic record.

Section 1 contains a sweeping criticism of string theory.

In the end, "The Future of Ideas" is less valuable as legal scholarship than as sweeping cultural criticism.

But the report was the most sweeping criticism of Suffolk law enforcement so far.