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Word: sweeps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Concerto No. 3, Op. 37 (Claudio Arrau, pianist, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting; Columbia, 2 sides LP). Chilean Pianist Arrau brings dramatic power and sweep to the first and last movements of Beethoven's first big concerto; he fails, however, to breathe life into the important opening measures of the slow movement. Recording: slightly blurry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Records, Jul. 3, 1950 | 7/3/1950 | See Source »

French Commander in Chief Marcel Carpentier aims to sweep Ho Chi Minh's men from the lower, heavily populated Mekong and Red River valleys. These are the best rice-producing areas and consequently the best source of rebel supply. By airlift and truck convoy, the French maintain a line of forts at the Chinese border, where aid could flow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDO-CHINA: The New Frontier | 5/29/1950 | See Source »

...victory was the second over Holy Cross in the last six years and the first time in almost a decade that the Crimson was able to sweep the annual two game series...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Godin's Four-Hitter Blanks Crusaders, 5-0 As Crimson Plays First Errorless Contest | 5/25/1950 | See Source »

After two crowded afternoons of tennis and with only three matches remaining to be played, it appeared last night that Amherst would sweep both the singles and doubles titles in the Eastern Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis Association Tournament...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Amherst Leads College Lawn Tennis Tourney | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

Aaron Cohodes played his usual steady game to give the Crimson their only singles victory at number six. The three teams of Broward Craig-Captain Hilliard Hughes, Bob Bramhall-Chase Peterson, and Bill Goodman-Craig Combs all came through to sweep the doubles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dartmouth Edges Tennis Team, 5-4 | 5/15/1950 | See Source »

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