Word: sweepingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Dien-bienphu-like success against American troops in I Corps." U.S. Pacification Chief Robert Komer, a World War II combat historian, agrees that a climactic battle may be imminent, but compares it to Saint-Ló, when the Allies burst out of the Normandy perimeter and began the great sweep to Berlin. There may be hard fighting ahead for the U.S., but once the I Corps challenge is met, Komer implies, it may prove to be "a downhill...
...second. The eye often moves backward toward the beginning of the line to get a clearer view of the material or to reread it. These are called regressions and occur about ten times per 100 words. The interfixation moves--the jerks between words as well as the return sweep after each line is finished--take only six per cent of the total reading time, while the fixation pauses take 94 per cent. Good readers make relatively few fixations--between 50 and 100--and regressions per line of print...
...Baker obliterated another personal nemesis, Princeton's Alan Andreini, in a mile sweep that broke the Tiger's back. The junior from England held a 30-yard lead for almost the entire race and, despite tiring in the stretch, recorded his best time over...
Harvard junior Dick Howe built up an early lead in the mile and hung on to win in 4:18.8. Hardin placed third as he doubled for the first time this year. Junior Jeff Huvelle led a slow sweep of the 440 for Harvard. Dave McKelvey took second, and came back for another second in his maiden effort...
...second freshman boat completed the lightweight sweep by trouncing M.I.T. by 2 1/2 lengths and Columbia by seven...