Word: swept
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...there's hope for all those teams that have suffered through the "Little Red Riding Hood" syndrome in the 1980s after last year's breakthrough, when the Detroit Pistons swept through the playoffs and took the Lakers in four games for the NBA Championship. Finally, the NBA trophy wasn't bathed in Celtic green or Laker gold...
...Assyrians, who first rose to power about 17 centuries after the unification of Egypt, swept out of the fertile valley of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to conquer much of the Middle East, from roughly 900 B.C. to 612 B.C. They were known for their ferocious cruelty. In addition to their biblical role as the oppressors of Israel, there was the testimony of Ashurnasirpal II, an Assyrian king of the 9th century B.C. who boasted in cuneiform inscriptions of having rebellious chieftains impaled on stakes, dismembered and skinned alive. Ashurnasirpal made Nimrud, known in the Bible as Calah, his capital...
...consequences of such government paralysis are most apparent in California, where the 1978 Proposition 13 ballot initiative sparked the antitax revolt that swept the country. Now, with the state government hobbled by tax restrictions and unable to respond to public pressure, citizen initiatives have mushroomed. California had 29 propositions on its ballot last year on matters ranging from limits on auto insurance to new tobacco taxes. William Zimmerman, who helps organize such voter initiatives, admits that they are not the best way to handle complex issues. But, he says, "if the alternative is no action, I'll take the flawed...
...doubles action, Harvard swept the second and third matches in straight sets to insure the victory. Captain Mark Leschly and Chang rolled over Aiyer and Sigalove, 6-2, 6-1, at the number-two position. Brown and Cardi teamed to defeat Heroux and Givone, 6-4, 6-1, at number three...
...first day, the Witches carried theirboxes and bags, a steamer trunk, a refrigerator,three stereos and a computer up five flights ofstairs and subsequently collapsed on the barepreviously stained mattresses of their new room.On the second day the Witches swept the floor andwashed the woodwork and windows. On the third day,the Witches registered for classes and orderedyard upon yard of heavy plastic sheeting. On thefourth day, sheeting and twelve bags of premiumsoil was delivered to the Witches by sweating,cursing delivery people whom they tipped heavily.On the fifth day, the Witches moved all of thefurniture out of the living...