Word: sweepingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would be similarly shielded, relying on fiber optics and lasers rather than conventional wiring to resist the devastating effects on electrical circuits known as electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from nuclear blasts. To clear the way for the missiles, giant, hydraulically powered blades would rise out of the silos and sweep away obstructing rubble. Once launched, the MXs would be traveling much slower than the incoming Soviet missiles. Thus, as they rose through the cloud of dust and debris, the buildup of heat on their exteriors would not be disabling. Says Under Secretary of Defense Richard DeLauer...
Unable to match Harvard's depth, the Lions got back into the meet on a technicality in the 500 free. An unusual disqualification of all the Harvard swimmers entered in the middle distance event let the Lions sweep...
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the meet for the Crimson was its ability to sweep the sprint events, something which Harvard is usually unable to accomplish. Junior Tracy Black and sophomore Diane Smith notched victories in the 50-meter freestyle and the 50-meter butterfly, respectively. In addition, Harvard swimmers placed second and third in both events...
...kept open the option of using nuclear weapons before the Soviets do. The bishops also criticize the deployment of new MX missiles on the ground that they would quicken the arms race. The Administration insists that the U.S. needs the MX to counter new Soviet weaponry. Surveying the broad sweep of the bishops' document, Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, 64, of Miami said last week, "Cataclysmic threats demand dramatic responses. We need to demonstrate that waging peace has become a high priority of the church of the Prince of Peace in this 20th century crisis...
...thinks, is stabilizing. And Hesburgh praises the pastoral characteristics of today's bishops: their concern with humanity as well as with doctrine. "They embrace what is good," says Hesburgh, "and a little imperfection too. They know that it's better to encourage little flowers than to sweep the ground clean. It's exciting to be a priest in the middle of an exciting development: the blossoming of the Gospel in new ways...