Word: sweepingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...THEN, DID the Dems sweep to such impressive victories? The first answer, the obvious one, is that parties in their sixth year of governing historically have lost ground. The average loss is seven seats. The Republicans lost eight...
...sweep out the hallways...
...Winthrop, in its first offensive of the fourth quarter, closed the gap to two points when running back Seung Chai scored on a sweep to the right side, concluding a 60-yd. drive...
...comeback bid was halted by the Bruins, who proceeded to sweep the Crimson in two races...
...Though more than half a dozen measures awaited action before Congress's October recess, none were more important in the Senate than the hurriedly drafted anti-drug bill. When public opinion polls showed rising concern over drugs, both Senate and House members wanted to pass new laws that would sweep "crack" off the streets and help the legislators keep their seats in November. "This is war," said House Republican Whip Trent Lott, using the preferred metaphor. But war is expensive, and as much as the lawmakers wanted to go to battle, they could not find...