Word: sweeps
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
English 1, because of its historical sweep, is widely attacked for superficiality. It could only be justified if the more advanced courses introduced the critical approach that it lacks. Such courses are few indeed. "Criticism of Poetry," given last year, testifies to this, for it aimed to give the student criteria which he could apply to reading in other courses. But criticism cannot be boxed up in one course and ignored in many others...
...from Colorado (Columbia) puts a reverse twist on the old story of the G.I. who comes home from the wars and hires his colonel to sweep out the office. This time, the colonel (Glenn Ford) returns to Colorado territory after the Civil War, becomes a judge, and proceeds to mop up the prison floors with men formerly in the cavalry with...
...cafe on St. Wenceslaus Square and compared the grim past with the glorious present. "The worker's lot has improved enormously, of course," said one. "Just the same, before the revolution they promised us that in the future it would be the masters' turn to sweep the streets and collect the garbage. Now what happens? We are still doing the dirty work." The other took a long draught of his beer. "Ah," he replied at last, "you seem to forget: we are now the masters...
Bean, the main speaker for the evening, will discuss the long-range political implications of the recent election, with a side explanation of where his rival pollsters went off the track in predicting a Republican sweep this year...
...other sport, and last year it was proven under competition that Hal Ulen's swimmers can win more meets than most teams in the nation. Last year, his moist horde overpowered all of their nine opponents except Yale. This year they're out to make it a clean sweep...