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Word: sweep (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...House team entered the fourth quarter leading 12-0, on a four yard Tod Elkins sweep and a 60-yard pass play from quarterback Steve Perry to Terry Tedeschi. An interception by linebacker Bill Stenson set up the Elkins...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Quincy, Kirkland Post Wins | 10/26/1979 | See Source »

Second singles player Martha Roberts had to make an inspired comeback to give the Harvard top six a clean sweep. Down a set and befuddled by her opponent's slices, lobs and chip shots, Roberts regained her touch and overcame Betty Quigley...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Racquetwomen Win Easily | 10/26/1979 | See Source »

...well in the northern Panhandle, next door fo his native Georgia, Kennedy in Gold Coast counties like Broward and Palm Beach; he also made a stronger showing than expected in central Florida. The big surprise was Dade County (Miami), where Kennedy strategists had been hoping for a clean sweep but Carter seemed to be holding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Premature Poll | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

...chosen to write, he has done a spectacular job. For the expert on the Vietnam war or the student who has never heard of Kuala Lumpur. A Turning Wheel is required reading. Shaplen's ability to preach without being pretentious and to find the personal thread among the sweep of revolution is extraordinary. If his vision of Asia's future is hesitant, then he has learned more than most writers and journalists

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Shaplen's Asian Notebook | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

...doubles teams rebounded from a drilling at Tufts to sweep all three of their matches. The number one duo of Ronnie Sebok and Lisa Schneider rolled past Ann Brackenridge and Rita Petrocelli...

Author: By Panos P. Constantinides, | Title: Netwomen Win; Look to New Englands | 10/19/1979 | See Source »

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