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Word: sweep (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...public, calls out the Air Force, the border patrols, the Republicans, the Democrats. "War!" cry the city mayors. What does America mean to accomplish by this call to arms? The prosecution of criminals? The rescue of lives? A self- purgation -- all minds clean and alert again in a sweep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Enemy Within | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

Shortly before the Prince's arrival on campus yesterday morning, police completed an intensive sweep of buildings bordering Tercentenary Theater, including a six-hour-long search through Widener Library. During the ceremony, security officials scanned the Yard from a discreet command post in Sever Hall. They were aided by dozens of agents in the crowd, a SWAT team, and sharpshooters posted in nearby buildings...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: Cops and Dogs Protect the Prince | 9/5/1986 | See Source »

...news office produced an impressive press packet of historical materials for the more than 800 media representatives planning to attend the four-day birthday bash. Among the 68 descriptive notes in the package is one called "The Sweep of Harvard History." Four others provide synopses of the four presidents preceeding...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Learning How to Read, Write and Rewrite | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

Critics point to these info-packs as examples of the University's attempt to sweep negative history under the rug. Information on Harvard's history and presidents, for example, fails to mention the anti-Semitic and racist attitudes of President A. Lawrence Lowell, Class of 1877. Any mention of the 1969 decision by President Nathan M. Pusey '28 to arrest students who had taken over University Hall was omitted...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Learning How to Read, Write and Rewrite | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

...such industries as banking and real estate will be wiped out. Those companies that still might get off lightly will be socked with a strict new 21% minimum tax on their profits. Supposedly, this will mean no more cases of giant corporations paying less tax than the people who sweep their office and factory floors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Making of a Miracle | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

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