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Word: sweep (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most of the good signs were in the running events. Junior John Perkins and sophomore Paul Kent went one-two for Harvard in the opening race, the 1500 meters. Paul McNulty almost held third for a Crimson sweep, but Army's Phil Williams edged him out at the line. Thirty-one hundredths of a second separated the top three finishers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Army Has a Field Day With Harriers | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

...other bright spot in the mach was Kauffer's sweep of all three of his epee contests, with Cicchetti taking the other two epee victories. Epee was the only area Harvard...

Author: By William G. Foulkes, | Title: Penn Edges Harvard Fencers, 14-13, Brown Receives Dualists' Wrath, 20-7 | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

...complete the transformation of the Sears empire, Chairman Telling agreed to a request from the board of directors to stay on for 19 months past his planned retirement next May. The question of his successor is unsettled. In a company with this broad a sweep, the next chairman could come from the insurance, financial services or merchandise divisions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sears: New Look for the Top Retailer | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

...only take one bad snap for Harvard's title hopes to get blocked. This is a team that left itself no margin for error that had to sweep its final four Ivy games and hope for some help. Brown's upset of Dertmouth supplied the help; now it's three down and one to go for the championship. "We've just gotta win." says Captain Joe Azelby. "That's all we can do."CrimsonTimothy W. PlassMARK VICNALI...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: The comeback kids | 11/16/1983 | See Source »

Clasby remembers a pertinent 1952 incident. "I was running an end sweep and I cut sharply and tore the muscles in my back and cracked some ribs," he says. "I had lost all feeling in my legs and I just dropped down and lost the ball. The Yale captain put up his hands and kept all his team members away from...

Author: By Mary F. Cliff, | Title: The Game to win--then and now | 11/16/1983 | See Source »

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