In her dissenting opinion, Judge Newman took issue with the majority opinion as an erroneous "sweeping rejection of precedent."

Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina issued a sweeping rejection of that state's $6.6 billion budget on Tuesday night, but hours later legislators overrode his veto, setting the stage for an election-year showdown among Republicans.

"But never in the history of the Fifth Republic has such a sweeping rejection of a president appeared possible, and that, in turn, suggests a real political crisis."

That assumption appeared to be validated when, within hours, Judge N. Sanders Sauls of the state circuit court in Tallahassee issued a sweeping rejection of Mr. Gore's challenge to Mr. Bush's certified victory.

To the Editor: Richard Rothstein devoted his entire Jan. 3 Lessons column to a sweeping rejection of my book, "No Excuses: Lessons From 21 High-Performing, High-Poverty Schools."

France is still reeling from its voters' decisive rejection of a constitution for Europe that was also considered a sweeping rejection of the French government and its policies.

Unofficial returns showed a sweeping rejection of the Republican machine that has dominated Nassau politics throughout the county's 100-year history.

West saw the American dream as having been betrayed, both spiritually and materially, and in his writing he presented "a sweeping rejection of political causes, religious faith, artistic redemption and romantic love".

Many Algerians, even those in the opposition, say that the rebels' most extreme atrocities have brought about a sweeping rejection of Islamic militancy.

On January 30, 1998, the WTO announced a "sweeping rejection of Kodak's complaints" about the film market in Japan.