Sentence examples for a swing of a from inspiring English sources

A swing of a fist nowadays, the assaulter lands in the hands of the cops pending expulsion.

(Although several Congressional districts are close enough that a swing of a point or two could make the difference).

He eventually made a swing of a vaudeville circuit and in 1908 entered a business association with Marty Forkins, actors' agent, who helped him to fame.

A swing of a single elector in each of two states, Virginia and North Carolina, then voting by districts, would have reversed the result, making Jefferson president and Adams vice president.

Mr. Gephardt, of Missouri, who has much at stake in the next election because a swing of a few seats could make him speaker, has been working overtime on fund-raising, including the reception on Thursday at the Mayflower Hotel and a luncheon earlier that day.

As Lurleen tells it, an act of violence is in the grand scheme of things -- a "swing of a pendulum as it oscillated between destruction and creativity," a mere baby step in the perpetual realignment of the forces of good and evil in the world.

A swing of several thousand votes can make a difference.

His wife wants the swing painted "Swedish blue", a homage to a swing of her youth.

Given that the economy averages growth around 3percentt, a swing of half a percentage point is not negligible.

Given the relatively narrow Republican majority, a swing of just a seat or two can be crucial.

When that fiscal year ended two weeks ago, the budget showed a deficit of $415 billion, a swing of $812 billion.