Word: sweepingly
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...intrepid flight that would ultimately carry him up the spine of the Soviet Union. From south to north, his high-flying instruments would record the effectiveness of Russian radar, sample the air for radioactive evidence of illicit nuclear tests. The U2's sensitive infra-red cameras could sweep vast arcs of landscape, spot tall, thin smokestacks or rocket blasts-if there were any-on pads far below...
...Certain Grandeur. In such Ryder canvases as his famous Toilers of the Sea, the genius of the dreamer comes through with its familiar brooding power. But when Bierstadt was confronted by a scene like Lake Tahoe, he displayed a certain grandeur worthy of the sweep of the pioneer country he painted. A month ago, a dealer offered $15,000 for a Bierstadt that went for only $2,200 in 1946. If Ryder remains the master, Bierstadt. too, is still a part of the permanent American gallery...
...market surveys. The surveys showed that Elgin simply was not making what buyers wanted. Men were found to prefer round watches (most of Elgin's were rectangular), to like functional stainless steel water-and shockproof cases (Elgin's were mostly yellow gold), to want sweep second hands (only 15% of Elgin's models had them). Elgin had always prided itself on its high-priced watches for lifetime use, but Moorman argued that what consumers wanted was cheaper watches...
...good news against the bad, many Wall Streeters felt that the market had gone too high too fast toward the end of 1959, could stand the current correction, which may carry it even lower. But the correction was not the start of an old-fashioned bear market that would sweep all stocks down. Most analysts thought that the market was feeling for a firm base from which to rise again. Investors, notably mutual funds, were still concerned about the fact that stock yields continue to be well below yields on bonds, supposedly were not buying for this reason...
...Hall. The poll showed Kennedy leading Humphrey by a surprising margin: 62% to 38%. Reasoning along with the Kennedy forces themselves, top Republicans were ready to grant that a big win for Kennedy in Wisconsin would virtually sew up the Democratic presidential nomination for him; for a Kennedy sweep there would quickly bring most of the Northern fence-sitting Democratic bosses around the U.S. racing to get on the magnetic bandwagon...