1.   All represent some aspect of the cultural, political, and technological changes that swept the globe in the century before World War II.

2.   Financial markets were unraveling as meltdowns in Asia, Russia, and elsewhere caused a downward spiral of events that swept the globe and landed on US shores.

3.   For instance, they are starting to catch the midcentury modern craze sweeping the globe.

4.   In theory, it could have swept the globe in a day, just as the Love Bug did.

5.   John Dunlop might seem at first to have the manner of the archetypal academic, aloof from the high-tech revolution sweeping the globe.

6.   With deregulation of electricity sweeping the globe, some American firms see overseas acquisitions as a way of getting bigger, but still sticking to a business they know.

7.   Changes dateline from BERLIN Anthrax scares sweeps the globe, disrupting mail and flights,