Word: sweeping
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dealers were not the only victors in last fortnight's great Democratic Sweep. Many a humble ward-heeler, many a red-nosed boss of a local machine, beamed and burbled. For there were few places in the land where the New Deal's triumph was not a golden benison to Democratic political machines. No less than 25 Democratic Governors were elected to supply their Democratic followers with patronage, the stuff that machines are made of. For all of them it was a glorious victory...
Last week 33 States elected 33 Governors. The same enormous New Deal sweep which rolled up skyscraping majorities in the House and Senate was reflected in the results. Democrats pocketed at least 21 States while Republicans could be sure of only five. Important results...
...center. The rest of the linemen played for 60 minutes and did a fine job, considering the opposition they were facing. Captain Herman Gundlach was again the outstanding Crimson man on the frontier. Shaun Kelly played a beautiful game at right end, making many really hard tackles. The Princeton sweep didn't gain much around...
...first and second acts have a strength rarely found on the modern stage and in the final scene there is a poetic beauty and terror which is almost Biblical in its sweep and expression. Stella Adler as Sarah Glassman is superb; her work has an artistry and beauty which is enthralling, and her understanding melodious voice pierces deeper than the ears. Luther Adler is powerfully moving as the unfortunate Jew; he is at once strong, pitiful, poetic, and cruel. The supporting cast is uniformly capable, and the technical phases of the production have been admirably accomplished...
...crowding the counters of the nation's stores. Chain-store sales were running 13% above last year, department store sales in some cities were up as much as 35%. September mail order sales were up 42%. It took no statistical microscope to perceive that the long downward sweep of the business curve had, at last, a little upward hook...