Word: sweepingly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...when the President's eyes sweep from force of habit to the old familiar spot on important documents, the "O.K., S.A." or "See me, S.A." notations will not be there. And neither will the firm hand again reach out to guide Mr. Eisenhower through the dark land of world crisis, domestic tribulation, and party politics...
...needs only a triumph today for a sweep of the historic yacht racing series...
...hope your article will serve to sweep away the outmoded conception of the diplomat clothed in spats and top hat, fruitlessly whiling away his time at social get-togethers. The Foreign Service officer is a dedicated and hard-working individual...
...stands at 13 Democrats to 17 Republicans from 30 districts carefully gerrymandered by a state legislature long under G.O.P. control. But after the 1960 census, California will probably rate 37 House seats (v. 40 for New York). If Pat Brown can lead his party to an across-the-board sweep this year and come even close to maintaining his pace while in office, then a Democratic state legislature will control the post-census redistricting in 1961. Already Democratic planners have figured out how to gerrymander for 22 shoo-in Democratic districts against 15 Republican possibles...
VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON is caught between the furiously feuding forces of Bill Knowland and Republican Governor Goodwin J. Knight, the G.O.P. Senate candidate. Unless Nixon can patch things up, a Democratic sweep figures to cost him heavily in prestige and in the benefits of a strong Republican Party in his home state...