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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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sweeping
GM announces sweeping changes.
What's the meaning of sweeping in this context? company wide?
To extend in a wide range: Searchlights swept across the sky.
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What's the meaning of sweeping in this context? company wide?
To extend in a wide range: Searchlights swept across the sky.
Thanks.
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New2grammar GM announces sweeping changes. What's the meaning of sweeping in this context? sweeping changes are big changes that will range over a great many aspects of the company and will probably affect a lot of people.
- New2grammar GM announces sweeping changes.
- What's the meaning of sweeping in this context?
- sweeping changes are big changes that will range over a great many aspects of the company and will probably affect a lot of people.
- CJ
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New2grammarGM announces sweeping changes.sweeping changes are big changes that will range over a great many aspects of the company and will probably affect a lot of people.
What's the meaning of sweeping in this context?
CJ
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Put your right hand in front of your left shoulder and, in a clockwise motion, above the level of your head, take it as far as you can to a position to the right of your right shouler: you have just made a "sweeping" motion. You have included at least half of the area possible in your sweep.
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