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Word: sweeping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Boston University guarded the outside cornets well last week, depriving Harvard of its stock power sweep. The Crimson depends on the sweep for its bootleg and halfback option plays and if its effectiveness is limited it often has trouble switching its attack to focus on the resulting defensive weakness that arises from the special coverage...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Lions Could Stall Crimson's Title Defense | 10/11/1969 | See Source »

...have alternate plays in case the sweep is shut off" says Smith. We just didn't use them effectively enough last week. We'll have to start compensating a lot better...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Lions Could Stall Crimson's Title Defense | 10/11/1969 | See Source »

...other stops, a white citizen gets the candidate's ear, whispers urgently. Procaccino steps back and says: "Listen, I just want you to know that as far as I'm concerned, each man in this city is as good as any man." The leader and entourage sweep down the street. Procaccino stops at a pizza stand, buys wedges for himself and his running mates. Nibbling from his left hand, shaking with his right, he continues without missing a voter, getting tomato paste on his suit or egg on his face. Procaccino used to be known for his gaffes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Mario in Motion | 10/3/1969 | See Source »

...rain will help the Crusader running game, it will help Harvard's as well. Holy Cross coach Bill Whitton has openly worried about the Crimson's traditionally effective power sweep all week, and Harvard coach John Yoviesin knows just where it will do the most damage-the left side of the inexperienced Crusader line...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Crusaders' New Offensive System Might Help, Could Hinder Harvard | 9/27/1969 | See Source »

...times as strong by weight as mescaline and psilocybin, the related substances found in nature. It gives trippers intense hallucinations. Waves of color and vibrations sweep through the head; reality dissolves. Imagining that they are birds, some users have plunged to death or serious injury while attempting to fly. Known medically as hallucinogenics or psychotogenics, these drugs are still subject to intense research. They seldom kill outright, and do not create the symptoms of physical dependency. Although earlier researchers found that they can be linked to permanent breaks in animal and human chromosomes, more recent studies have been unable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Pop Drugs: The High as a Way of Life | 9/26/1969 | See Source »

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