Word: sweep
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...against the Western capitalistic world, which will react by putting its own economies "in irons"?that is, dictatorially regulating all production, consumption and investment. U.S. Economist Milton Friedman, a disciple of Adam Smith, darkly suspects that capitalist freedom will turn out to be "an accident" in the long sweep of history, and that humanity will sink back into its "natural state" of "tyranny and misery...
...distance and emotionally uninvolved, through the use of didactic songs narrative, cardboard characterization, projected titles, and other devices, Brecht's content is often so potent that we are sucked up willy-nilly--as in Mother Courage and Galileo. Similarly, Our Town, despite its lack of verisimilitude, rarely falls to sweep us up into the lives of its simple characters; and anyone who cant sit through its (somewhat too short) final act with dry eyes is nobody I should care to know...
...Davidson turned in a marvellous performance riding two steeds to top finishes. Davidson on Golden Griffen won the first place Atlantic Bowl, and also rode Royal Core to the third position in the standings. Only last year's winner Sue Hatherly from Great Britain prevented a one-two Davidson sweep. As for the Princess, she captured the last slot in the top ten standings...
...WIND AND THE LION. A rambunctious, romantic pageant, filled with sentimental splendors, all about a brave Berber bandit (Sean Connery) and a beautiful American woman (Candice Bergen) of true grit. Writer-Director John Milius has captured both the sweep and the spirit of such classic adventure romances as Four Feathers...
...meet is scored as an all-or-nothing affair with only first place finishes garnering any points. Vanderpool-Wallace captured both the long jump and triple jump in 1973, leading the Crimson. Eli squad to a sweep in the field events...