Word: sweepingly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...these developments, three schools of rumor held sway: 1) that former Dictator Carlos Ibanez, still supposed to be exiled in Argentina last week, might be expected back in Santiago at any time to resume his interrupted Presidency (TIME, Aug. 3); 2) that anti-foreign sentiment would flame up and sweep to power Senator Manuel Hidalgo. Communist, who ran in Chile's last presidential election on a platform of confiscating "Cosach," splitting up Chile's vast landed estates among the peasants and repudiating the national debt; 3) that the Army & Navy strongmen would postpone the selection of a civilian...
...Somehow the leopard swung himself around the shark's head . . . quickly discovering two vulnerable resting places for his terrible claws-one under the shark's right eye, which Spitfire ripped out-the other in an opening in the gills, which he clawed through with a single gouging sweep. . . ." The shark let go, but before Spitfire could escape another shark got him, and the last Mr. Buck saw of him they were tearing him to pieces...
...brain cells turning over slowly what they said. He could advise 31-year-old Emperor Hirohito to appoint a political premier, which would further infuriate the fighting services and lower classes. He could advise the appointment of Japan's outstanding reactionary, Baron Hiranuma, who stood pledged virtually to sweep the Constitution aside and put down the dominance of politicians and the rich. Or was some third course possible...
...Isaac Isaacs, the Australian-born Governor General of the Commonwealth, but by British-born Sir Philip Game, the belligerently British Governor of the State.* Laborite supporters of Mr. Lang predicted that in the New South Wales election which must now be held, the "British meddling" of Sir Philip would sweep Laborite Lang back into power...
...MacEntee proposed to up the basic Free State income tax rate from three shillings and sixpence in the pound to five shillings (25%). Next he asked the Dail's leave to take 25% of the Irish Hospital's profits in their famed sweep- stakes. Thirdly he proposed a whole string of tariff uppings. Finally he asked leave to spend an extra $367,000 to give jobs to Ireland's unemployed under the Housing...