All six indicated surprise at the Ghailani verdict and its sweeping number of acquittals.
The Harry Ransom Centre at the University of Texas says that it is planning to bring five of the dresses back to their original glory, including the sweeping number in green velvet that a desperate O'Hara makes herself from curtains in her home.
After the December 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, Reid abandoned his previous positions and supported a sweeping number of gun-control bills, including an assault-weapons ban and a limitation on clip size.
Darryl Sterdan, writing for the Canadian website Jam!, noted that Knowles "draws on the classic composition for this sweeping number" and echoes a similar line to John Lennon's quote: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans".
These sweeping evening numbers are designed to hit the dance floor.
The report concluded that the Police Department was sweeping "large numbers of people into New York City's criminal justice system — particularly young people of color — who do not subsequently engage in violent crime".
As Mary Lavo, the merchandising manager in charge of cosmetics for Barneys, says, the custom-scent trend is not sweeping huge numbers because of the time (and money) the process requires -- like couture versus ready-to-wear.
A flood of Nescopeck Creek in 1786, known as the Pumpkin Flood, was noted for sweeping large numbers of pumpkins downstream on the creek.
Haas's game blossomed at Wake Forest, where he played for his uncle Jerry and followed in his father's footsteps, sweeping a number of college golfer of the year honors in 2004.
Toyota's North American CEO Jim Lentz is quoted in Automotive News as saying, "We are taking a hard look at all of the segments that we compete in to make sure we are competing in profitable segments and that products we sell have strategic value". In all likelihood, this means sweeping a number of slower-selling passenger cars from dealers' showrooms.
