Word: sweep
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Balkans, Hitler is not likely to move since he will come into conflict with his allies, Russia and Italy, Professor Langer held, even though he could sweep through them if he wanted...
Still apprehensive, even after the results of last week's regatta in the Basin, the Varsity and Junior Varsity oarsmen today face M.I.T. for the second time and a powerful, expectant Princeton eight that is determined to sweep the waters of Lake Carnegie and win the Compten...
...play against the Bruins are Ace Cordingley, Watty Dickerman, Bob Graves, Gerry Davis, Don Peddie, and Pete Macgowan. Jack McCann, Ted Allis, Don Elbel, and Bill Meish will also make the trip and may break into the lineup for tomorrow's match with the Indians. Harvard needs to sweep the two matches in order to have a good chance to lead the Northern half of the league...
Since the Germans had invaded Norway from the bottom up, the Allied plan was to sweep them out from the top down. If this sweep should force Germany to violate Swedish neutrality, so much the better, perhaps, for the Allies. For then the Northern Front would be a front indeed, with one more Ally on it, with Germany's Scandinavian iron supply entirely cut off, and with potential bases extending southward to within 200 miles (one hour by bomber) of Berlin...
Since the Crimson's Varsity sweep-swingers number six veterans from last year's undefeated championship boat, it is expected that they will win the Rowe Cup today with little effort. The ported that the Germans north of Roeros were finding the going increasingly more difficult in the rugged region as British fighting planes, operating from new Norwegian bases, appeared and gave battle to the Nazi bombers