Word: sweep
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...oscillation's major effects is a reduction of the trade winds that sweep the Pacific's warm equatorial waters westward. As a result, some of the water flows south toward the South American coast, rising over and blocking the cold Humboldt waters from the Antarctic. This is how El Niño is born. But the oscillation also appears to tweak the Northern Hemisphere's weather as well. This year the increased west-to-east jet stream, which usually diminishes during winter, has raised sea levels 8 in. above normal and brought huge amounts of precipitation...
Later in the day, the lightweights completed a Crimson varsity sweep by rowing to an impressive four-and-a-half length win over Coast Guard a showing which bodes well for Harvard's chances in the Eastern Sprints next month...
...other field events, which were held indoors because of the dismal weather. Co-Captain Gus Udo saw his overseas ticket go to Bulldog Doug Wiggins when Wiggins leaped a quarter of an inch longer than Udo in the long jump, but Udo came right back to lead a Crimson sweep of the triple jump...
...doubles play, Harvard used several new match-ups to sweep the Nittany Lions. "We've been experimenting all season, trying to get together three really strong pairs," Fish said. "We've had two strong ones in the past, but we need three." The only paid that had played together before was Warren Grossman and Rob Loud in the number two slot. The duo downed Penn State's Bryan Crist and Brad Shobakon, 6-4, 6-2. "They were an O K team that took a while to get going: they really didn't measure up to some of our California...
...team is great, but the fans are incredible. Their reputation as the most uninhibited rooters anywhere in the country seemed well-deserved last weekend as they watched Wisconsin sweep to the title...