Word: sweep
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with a 5-9 record behind them and miles of I-95 in front, Billy Cleary's squad will have one heck of a time attaining the .500 record it will take to qualify for the 'ECAC playoffs. Without a sweep tonight and tomorrow there will be some long, meaningless bus rides in the next few weeks...
...area where the Crimson will not have any trouble is in the 1- and 3-meter diving events. Composed of the powerful trio of Pam Stone, Adrian Holy and Cathy Josman, Harvard is favored to sweep both contests easily...
...Dave Phillips in the 200-yd. backstroke clinched the Harvard win and left the 1-2 finish of Hackett and Countryman in the 500-yd. free as mere icing on the cake. The three-meter diving saw no personal bests or individual records, but Harvard still managed to sweep the top two spots in what Mule called a "clever crash contest...
Ironically, the event which ultimately propelled the Tigers to victory was the 100-yd. freestyle, the same race which proved decisive for Harvard the previous year. Beaver O'Hara and Saltzman outsprinted current Crimson captain Bobby Hackett during the final lap to sweep first and second--shattering the image of Crimson invincibility...
...Field work is a very difficult thing to do," Mead, a pioneer in the field of anthropology, once said. "To do it well, one has to sweep one's mind clear of every presupposition.... Ideally, even the appearance of a house should be a new, fresh impression. In a sense, it should come to one as a surprise that houses even exist...