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sweep of history

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meanings of sweepand history


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sweep
noun
uk /swiːp/ us /swiːp/
a movement, especially a quick, powerful one or one to search ...
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history
noun
uk /ˈhɪs.tər.i/ us /ˈhɪs.t̬ɚ.i/
(the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, ...
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Examples of sweep of history


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Writing a play is an act of extraordinary arrogance and, in the broad sweepofhistory, is totally irrelevant.
This style of approach, in our view, raises broader questions about the accounts given for the broad sweepofhistory.
In the long sweepofhistory these and ageing in particular have been associated with significant developments in social welfare policy and are continuing to be so.
He used the wide sweepofhistory with facility and charm.
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Let us set things in the broad sweepofhistory.
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It is refreshing to talk to an archaeologist who takes the great sweepofhistory and thinks in thousands of years.
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There was no great theme, or any sense of the sweepofhistory.
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In the long sweepofhistory, part of the difficulty has been migration from the regional centres in those areas.
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Contributions have ranged widely, from the broad sweepofhistory to some pretty narrow questions of textual interpretation.
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The measures proposed can be justified only by the sweepofhistory, not by recent events.
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The "historic environment" is a valid concept if it takes in the entire sweepofhistory and prehistory.
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As regards the broad sweepofhistory argument, we must be careful.
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It has a certain sweepofhistory.
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He possessed the intellect to understand the sweepofhistory.
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He was quoted in newspapers over several decades, often emphasizing the need to appreciate a broad sweepofhistory to understand current developments.
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Within these chapters, the discussion moves back and forth across tumultuous sweeps of history, generating uncertainty about chronologies and trends.
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