| 单词 | swiftness |
| 例句 | He had a small, old-fashioned day pack of tawny canvas and moved with extraordinary swiftness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He refuses; puts his coat back on and moves to the door to stare into the swiftness and the dark. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Who can describe the swiftness of your course?’” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Even Homeless Harry was impressed by the swiftness of their victory. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He puts out the torch with brute swiftness and grabs my arm, pulling me after him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He threw me over his stone shoulder, gently, but with a swiftness that left me breathless. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then he discovered an interest in rocks and became with rather astounding swiftness a titan of geological thinking. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z When Loki heard the gods praise Aegir’s servant, Fimafeng, for his swiftness and diligence, he sprang up from the table and stabbed Fimafeng with his knife, killing him instantly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Kate’s rope lay in a tangle on the sand, and Mr. Curtain was running with surprising swiftness back the way they’d come. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a shout from beyond the thicket and then Ralph was running with the swiftness of fear through the undergrowth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I was struck by the ease and swiftness of its flight. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to shove past Cain, but the Augur blocks me with surprising swiftness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Only occasionally does a hunk of it shoot up at just the right speed and cool down with the necessary swiftness to become a diamond. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The swiftness with which the appointment was set surprised me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Charles would never do that,” she said, with childlike swiftness. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Whenever they heard the far-off drone of the relief planes, nothing like the low-flying swiftness of the bombers, Kainene would say, “I hope that one will manage to land.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Whatever restorative effects a town visit offered always vanished with astounding swiftness on the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z With the swiftness of hunted gazelles, Oliver and Laney jumped out of their boxes and raced up the stairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Some of my victims die with merciful swiftness, gone before their bodies touch the ground. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I win the first battle, but Helene rebounds in the second, nearly taking my head off with the swiftness of her attack. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Science was moving from a world of macrophysics, where objects could be seen and held and measured, to one of microphysics, where events transpire with unimaginable swiftness on scales far below the limits of imagining. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Danny didn’t need to read the passage—he quoted it by heart with mechanical swiftness. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z How c came to be the symbol for the speed of light is something of a mystery, but David Bodanis suggests it probably came from the Latin celeritas, meaning swiftness. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was the quickest fight he had ever been in; each attack came faster than he could think, and it was only the swiftness in his limbs that allowed him to keep up with her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The porcupine turned at the instant of his spring, aware of the danger, and with incredible swiftness for such a clumsy-looking animal, spun round, whipping its terrible tail in the dog’s face. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t reckon on her own weakness, however, nor could she ever have imagined the swiftness of Old Tallow’s justice. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The Sisters often praised him during his time in the Tower, complimenting his penmanship or his swiftness or his polite demeanor. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I quickly realized he relied on swiftness and ferocity to even the playing field. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He ran as foxes are meant to run—compact body arrowing through the air at a swiftness that rippled his fur. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We were immediately deep in conversation about the swiftness of cancer in the young. Tino Sehgal: These Associations – review 2012-07-28T23:05:31Z The swiftness of the settlement attested to the company’s desire to put an end to the damaging publicity about Fox News’s workplace culture. $20 million settlement and a host’s abrupt exit add to Fox’s summer of discontent 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Jurors reached their verdict with remarkable swiftness: They took less than 10 hours to convict James Arthur Ray following a four-month trial that included hundreds of exhibits and countless hours of testimony. Self-help author convicted of negligent homicide 2011-06-22T22:22:09Z But the ride has the swiftness and hairpin turns of a steelie. Taking the Plunge on California’s Coasters 2013-08-01T20:30:31Z This paragraph-long episode of recollection begins in certainty and moves with breathtaking swiftness to incredulity. Music and memory 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z And the team did so with a swiftness. In ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ One Scene Celebrates and Commemorates 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The musical moves from scene to scene with a fluid swiftness that evoked the satisfying finger-swipe across the glossy surface of a tablet or a smartphone. Critic’s Notebook: Make-Believe at Geffen Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse 2012-12-19T23:07:37Z When Mr. Kouakou himself danced, his swiftness and fluidity made his choreography compelling in a way the other dancers managed only in spurts. Dance Review: Michel Kouakou’s Choreography Has Echoes of Ivory Coast 2012-11-19T22:51:01Z A maelstrom of life-shattering events in a Brooklyn parochial school pulls the characters downward through 90 intermission-less minutes with the swiftness of a good whodunit. 1st Stage puts on taut drama ‘Doubt’ 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Expect to pay for that tasty swiftness: With fresh juice and a fruit bowl, the tab was about 42.18 Canadian dollars, or about $41 at 1.03 Canadian dollars to the U.S. dollar, with tip. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: The Loden Hotel in Vancouver 2009-12-11T19:34:00Z At first delighted by her burgeoning skills and acuity, she soon realizes, by Googling the available literature at supercomputer swiftness, that she can’t control her new power — that “All things human are fading away.” REVIEW: I Love Lucy — and Luc, and Scarlett 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z What made the 1918 flu so lethal also made its impact on the arts less dire: It moved with stunning swiftness. The 1918 Pandemic’s Impact on Music? Surprisingly Little 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z I have yet to meet anyone who could “read” the media with that kind of swiftness and sanity that she could. Toni Morrison’s Truth 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z With the swiftness of a cloudburst, Advance laid off 200 employees, including about 15 percent of the news staff, and reduced publication of the daily paper to Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. In New Orleans, a journalistic experiment with unclear results 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Luther was surprised; he had expected to be allowed to argue his case, and was unprepared for the swiftness of the attack. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z The entire notion of "fast casual" implies a certain swiftness, but individually slicing meats can be time-consuming and dangerous for many food service workers, effectively neutralizing the "fast" part of "fast causal." Subway is ditching pre-sliced meat in a play to boost sales 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z With magicianlike swiftness, they display the boards this way and that, rotate and swivel them, roll and leap over them. Dean Moss’s ‘johnbrown,’ at the Kitchen 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Yet the word “labor” hardly characterizes the suavity, swiftness and economy of its text. He photographed Victor Hugo and Jules Verne — now the spotlight is on him 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z As slick as a blood spill and as single-minded as a meat grinder, “Nobody” hustles us along with a swiftness that blurs the foolishness of its plot and the depravity of its message. ‘Nobody’ Review: A Wolf in Wimp’s Clothing 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Some depth is sacrificed for the swiftness; the book doesn’t burrow into the psychology of its characters so much as map the wages of artifice, fracture and loss across generations. Brit Bennett’s New Novel Explores the Power and Performance of Race 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Chronology breaks down, replaced by impressions that change with the swiftness of the click of a gear shifter. A Bicycle Tour Through Remote Southwest Canyon Country 2010-07-31T04:30:00Z Well, aside from the novelty factor of its origins, it is a surprisingly effective product, one that reads with a swiftness that is not unlike the experience of clicking through multiple screens at a time. Front Row: Style.com/Print, a Fashion Web Site?s Glossy Debut 2011-10-26T21:44:28Z His poems in “Endpoint,” Ms. Roiphe writes, “carry the urgency of his early work, the sharpness and swiftness he was afraid he had lost: the power of having something pressing he needed to say.” Review: In ‘The Violet Hour,’ Great Writers Facing the Inevitable 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images The staggering swiftness and scale of the implosion of News International is deftly summarised by the title: "How Murdoch Ran Britain". TV highlights 25/07/2011: How Murdoch Ran Britain: Dispatches 2011-07-24T22:00:01Z In taut turns, she whips around with a startling swiftness, an angry snap. Review: Sara Baras in a Flamenco Whirlwind 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z In the ever-rotating assignment of lead roles, players asserted themselves and melted back into the background with beautiful swiftness and musical instinct. Music Review: Jaime Laredo Gives Violin Concert at the 92nd Street Y 2013-05-12T20:39:52Z After that initial breakthrough with the “Girl on Fire” drum samples, she wrote the song with unusual swiftness. Alicia Keys Goes From Spark to Fire 2012-09-30T05:34:03Z Then, the employees bent down, removed one shoe, turned to the side with smartly choreographed swiftness and limped off stage. Tanztheater Wuppertal Stages ‘Palermo’; Ratmansky Returns to Paris Opera 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z And at 40, she has become valued with dizzying swiftness. A Day of Divas 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z One of the week's big openings was in Stratford-upon-Avon, a major revival of Brecht's Life of Galileo that Michael Billington called "a timeless debate about scientific morality rendered with … pellucid swiftness". Reader reviews: your take on Sarah Silverman, Bull, and A Life of Galileo 2013-02-15T17:25:10Z Urgently conducted by Lorenzo Viotti and well sung by a youthful cast, Puccini’s thriller here moves with a swiftness that anticipates the slasher flick. A Lot of Opera Is Now Streaming. Here’s Where to Start. 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z But of course, nothing is really finished, there is always a resurrection, a new order, and frequently these entrench themselves with a confounding swiftness, in life and in the book. Mark de Silva talks about his novel 'Square Wave,' a paean to process 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z First, as 3-month-old fetuses, our fingertips’ skin outgrows its outer layers, buckles under the swiftness of change. My big, strong, manly hands 2012-12-07T20:15:00Z Ms. Gutierrez said she is still surprised by the swiftness in response to her work. Indigenous Beadwork Flourishes on Instagram 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z The imagined danger is all the more frightening for the swiftness of her acceptance—the toll many women pay to make the experience of danger go away. Fiction That Will Make You Feel Pleasantly Insane 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The swiftness of his rise to prominence speaks both to his great talent and to an art form decidedly lacking in bankable stars, particularly male ones. Music Review: Jonas Kaufmann in Recital at the Metropolitan Opera - Review 2011-10-31T21:41:18Z Her life is arguably among the hardest of the Hawkins kids, especially due to the swiftness with which it changes. From “Stranger Things” to TikTok: Kate Bush speaks to lonely kids. Here’s why 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z But the real joy lies in seeing Brecht's timeless debate about scientific morality rendered with such pellucid swiftness. A Life of Galileo – review 2013-02-13T16:52:00Z Their rapport last night was warm, with much spontaneous hand-holding, and when Channing early on referred to Bond, who is transgender, as “he,” she corrected herself with admirable swiftness. | At Town Hall, A Chance to Shamelessly Worship the Indomitable Carol Channing 2014-01-21T19:01:48Z The very swiftness with which the enema brings relief itself refutes the premise of autointoxication. Passing gas: A modern scientific history 2013-04-07T11:00:00Z The swiftness of Tuesday’s events have left many in the media world stunned at just how quickly the narrative changed. The downfall of “Roseanne”: How ABC’s attempt to normalize Trump-era racism backfired 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Beyond the pandemic, there is a profound shift underway in the world’s understanding of climate change and the swiftness and degree to which we are already seeing its effects. The World Has Changed. So Has ‘52 Places.’ 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z It’s obvious in the galloping swiftness of her feet and her apparent ease in keeping up with her two supremely accomplished colleagues. In Hollywood’s golden age, no dancer rivaled Debbie Reynolds’s high-stepping joy 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Imagine a society where, within the space of a single generation, human innovation all but collapses the most formidable geographic distances, allowing individuals and information to travel the globe with unprecedented swiftness and ease. How Modernity Came to Europe 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The boat's swiftness is evoked in the description of the little waves as "startled", and the oarsman's mood, perhaps, in the word "fiery". Poem of the week: Night and Morning by Robert Browning 2013-04-22T09:10:03Z It's not very often that an artist talk sells out with the swiftness of a high-profile pop concert. Kara Walker on the bit of sugar sphinx she saved, video she's making 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z As Odile, Rothbart’s deceptive daughter, she was more dynamic — sparkling and glamorous while relishing the speed of her turns, the swiftness of her feet. At Ballet Theater, Visions of the Natural World and ‘Swan’ Debuts 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z “And fall apart it does, with a swiftness that can leave you and ‘Priscilla’ itself feeling slightly destabilized,” Chang continued. Lisa Marie Presley didn't like the script of Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla,' and she told her so 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z And fall apart it does, with a swiftness that can leave you and “Priscilla” itself feeling slightly destabilized. Review: 'Priscilla,' Sofia Coppola's best movie in years, shimmers with beauty and heartbreak 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The Pacific storm had strengthened with shocking swiftness before slamming into the coast early Wednesday, and the Mexican government deployed around 10,000 troops to deal with the aftermath. Survivors of deadly Hurricane Otis grow desperate for food and aid amid slow government response 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Their swiftness and efficiency was impressive to watch. Rant and Rave: Reader has suggestion for lottery system 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Its day-and-a-half-long journey between L.A. and Seattle couldn’t hope to compete with the swiftness of plane schedules or the versatility of a car; the nickname “Coast Starlate” caught on for good reason. Patt Morrison: Is California about to lose its most beautiful train ride? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The deciduous plants entered winter mode and dropped their leaves in the first week, Pittermann said — a surprisingly quick collapse that underscored the swiftness of the K/Pg extinction. The biggest extinction event in the planet’s history is happening again — in Santa Cruz 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z A guilty judgment from the Communist Party-controlled court seemed assured, but the swiftness of Mr. Yang’s conviction and sentencing took his supporters by surprise. Chinese Dissident Sentenced to 8 Years After He Tried to Fly to His Dying Wife 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z But if the swiftness of the decision seemed clear-cut and ringingly decisive, the verdict proved less so. Column: After verdict in sexual abuse case, will Trump pay a political price? That's up to his GOP rivals 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Still, the swiftness and severity of the fallout from the arrest has been striking, even in an industry that has seen powerful figures toppled by misconduct allegations. The dramatic rise and precipitous fall of Jonathan Majors 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Sir Keir said that the swiftness with which the MP had had the whip removed demonstrated "how far the Labour party has changed" and that Labour has "zero tolerance" of antisemitism. Diane Abbott's comments were antisemitic, Labour leader says 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z “The swiftness of the move, the timing of the move and the size of the move were all significant.” Oil producers’ cuts could boost gasoline prices, help Russia 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z It is an isolation that has arrived with dizzying swiftness, one unimaginable even as Russia built up its forces on Ukraine’s borders early last year. In Arrest of American Reporter, Russia Doubles Down on Isolation From West 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z He said in an interview that he was surprised by the swiftness of the appellate court’s decision, but was glad that the judges “got it right.” Adnan Syed’s conviction reinstated by Maryland appellate court panel 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Wrote Time: “With astonishing swiftness, streaking, the art of the point-to-point dash in the buff, has burgeoned into an unabashed, pandemic American fad.” Perspective | The naked truth about streaking at the University of Maryland 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z The swiftness of this victory cemented that legacy. Jon Jones returns to win UFC heavyweight title in 1st round 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z Some of the relatives and lawyers have praised Davis and the department for the swiftness of their response and said it should be the standard for other investigations into police brutality. Former officers to appear before judge in Tyre Nichols death 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z “I have full confidence based on the swiftness of the prime minister’s actions,” Emanuel said at a news conference. US envoy confident Japan will ban LGBTQ discrimination 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The more I see the swiftness of the climate crisis, the less sure I am of what’s reasonable to ask of the future. When climate change looms, how are you supposed to fall in love? 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z They took solace in the swiftness of justice, knowing that the officers involved have already been fired and charged with murder. Column: Before Tyre Nichols was a martyr, he was a Sacramento kid who didn’t 'see color' 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The eye is caught immediately by the sweep of the land rush, that comes with a breath-taking swiftness almost, it would appear, before the picture had started. How to watch every Best Picture winner from 1930 through 1939 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z “This was not your run-of-the-mill, low-end gang member,” Sheriff Boudreaux told the newspaper, adding that the “manner and swiftness” of the killings suggested the men were experienced in murder. 6 Shot Dead, Including Mother and Baby, at California Home 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The swiftness of the changes in Saudi Arabia has residents long used to its sleepy social life blinking in shock, like Dorothy stepping out of her sepia-toned Kansas house into Technicolor Oz. Dancing is in, dissent is out as Saudi Arabia's crown prince transforms his country 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The swiftness of the pivot to violence is not surprising. The Jan. 6 committee makes their final plea: Prosecuting Trump will be hard, but morally necessary 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z But the swiftness of the government’s actions belied Mr. Xi’s sang-froid. From Zero Covid to No Plan: Behind China’s Pandemic U-Turn 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Still, some were taken aback at the swiftness of Daniel’s dismissal, considering his stature at Disney and the company’s historic shortage of people of color in its upper ranks. Kareem Daniel and the rise and fall of the Disney executive who helped define the Bob Chapek era 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z There were other issues too - including the swiftness with which Beijing has crushed dissent in Hong Kong, its militarisation of the South China Sea and the growing threats over Taiwan. Can the US live in Xi Jinping's world? 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z None of those come close to Mr. Lewitinn’s streak, a combination, doctors say, of his physical and mental strength and the swiftness with which the medical establishment developed protocols for long-term Covid care. Marc Lewitinn, 76, Covid Patient, Dies After 850 Days on a Ventilator 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z She had not yet heard of any fatalities, but she said that a number of homes had been destroyed and that the swiftness of the blaze concerned her. California wildfire burns homes and forces entire town to flee. 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Millions in villages, towns and cities around Pakistan were caught off guard by the swiftness and power of the waters. For Pakistan flood victims, waters hit swiftly and brutally 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z But the swiftness of the Twitter attack on Ms. Matthews was notable given that it came from her own colleagues. In Jan. 6 Hearings, Gender Divide Has Been Strong Undercurrent 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Constitution, the most striking impact was the swiftness with which it intensified already widening political fissures. Abortion rights groups take up the fight in the states. 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z “But the swiftness with which this has happened has caught people by surprise. They didn’t think we would be having these issues for a couple of years.” A summer of blackouts? Wheezing power grid leaves states at risk. 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Abbott, whose uncompromising pro-gun stances have been sharply criticized by Democrats since the massacre, hailed the swiftness of the police response on Wednesday and praised their tactics. As timeline emerges, police criticized for response to school massacre 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The Emirates was alarmed by the United States’ sudden withdrawal from Afghanistan and the swiftness of the Taliban’s takeover of the country. Mohammed bin Zayed, an Ambitious U.S. Partner, Rises to Lead the U.A.E. 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z But there’s also a path forward in which the economy continues to grow and this recovery goes down in history for its swiftness. Opinion | The best option to tackle inflation is for the Fed to get more aggressive 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Even Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov came out and admitted that they did not expect the swiftness of the sanctions or how comprehensive and crushing that would be. Author Colin Clarke on Russia's disaster in Ukraine — and what happens next 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z It’s a jaw-dropping moment — even the generally unflappable Grozev covers his face in exhilaration and disbelief — in a documentary that moves with the swiftness and tension of a crackerjack thriller. Review: 'Navalny' gives a brave Russian dissident his taut, suspenseful close-up 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The problem for many will have been the swiftness of Russia's fall from financial grace, which has left them with little time to react by selling-off their holdings. Fears Russia will not be able to pay its debts mount 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z In an effort to condemn sports-loving Putin and further isolate his nation, the sports world reacted with remarkable swiftness as the war in Ukraine began. Should Russian Athletes Be Barred From Competition? 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z But he said he had been heartened by the swiftness with which European countries had responded to the crisis — which he hoped signaled a paradigm shift in the way that European governments approach refugees. Refugees are moving through Europe at fastest rate since WWII, UN says 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z The swiftness of Russia’s assault raised questions about how to confront the rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape. Multinationals halt operations in Ukraine and move employees to safety. 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Since the 18th century, the concept of deterrence has been based on the swiftness, certainty and severity of punishment. Opinion | This District Attorney Is Fighting Crime — and Angering the Police 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z In their letter to Amazon, seven House lawmakers pressed the company, saying that the ease and swiftness with which vulnerable people could buy the compound, called sodium nitrite, was a “grave concern.” Lawmakers Press Amazon on Sales of Chemical Used in Suicides 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Scenes flow into one another with a swiftness and elegance that builds its own momentum. On Joel Coen's 'The Tragedy of Macbeth,' a recommendation in five acts 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The growing understanding of the swiftness with which peatlands can be disturbed has added urgency among researchers to map out peat’s presence throughout the world, in hopes governments will move to protect it. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb The swiftness of Russia’s multipronged assault sent shudders through international boardrooms and raised questions for businesses about how to confront the rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape. Multinationals halt operations in Ukraine and move employees to safety. 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z On the other hand, swiftness and certainty of punishment, which hinge on the probability that a crime is detected, are important in holding down crime. Opinion | This District Attorney Is Fighting Crime — and Angering the Police 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The swiftness of the rebound caught businesses off guard. Biden aims to do what presidents often can’t: Beat inflation 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z But even by Wall Street’s frothy standards, the swiftness with which Digital World reached a deal with Mr. Trump — which many in the former president’s inner circle didn’t know about — was remarkable. Trump Takes Advantage of Wall Street Fad to Bankroll New Venture 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Even with meteorologists warning of intense rains and flooding, the swiftness with which the storm turned streets into rushing — and deadly — rivers caught officials and residents off guard. How Can New York City Prepare for the Next Ida? Here’s a To-Do List. 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z In Afghanistan in August, the Taliban seized control with menacing swiftness as the Afghan government and security forces that the United States and its allies had spent two decades trying to build collapsed. From 9/11’s ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Taliban forces quickly overran the remaining areas under government control and took over in Kabul with stunning swiftness, something that Biden had insisted would not happen in the way it did. Americans support Afghanistan pullout — but not the way it was done, a Post-ABC poll finds 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z “Many motorists have been caught by surprise that the depth of the water on a road that they thought they knew — not to mention the swiftness of the current,” Murphy said. New Jersey’s stunning storm toll includes many who drowned in cars 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The official said the number of Afghans coming into the United States was "fluid" due to the swiftness of the operation and could not provide a figure during a call with reporters. U.S. will test all Afghanistan evacuees for COVID-19, official says 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Still, the swiftness of his 2019 retrial stunned observers, with human rights advocates and legal experts saying that the timing sent a strong signal that his case was now a political matter. Chinese Court Rejects Canadian’s Appeal of Death Sentence for Drug Trafficking 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Acting with unusual swiftness, hundreds of cities changed the ways their roads were used early in the pandemic, often using paint, plastic posts, temporary barriers or signs asking for compliance. Cities are making covid-era street changes permanent. Some are facing pushback. 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z "There's ample research that long sentences don't deter crime. It's actually the swiftness and the surety of consequences that deters crime, not the length of the sentence," said Restore Justice executive director Jobi Cates. California Democratic lawmakers look to remove penalty for possessing firearm during crime 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z While nature did emerge more resilient and diverse after each great extinction of the past, there is no guarantee, given the scale and the swiftness of the present extinction, that it is at all reversible. Review | Timeless meditations on Earth’s fragility, and the damage humans do 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z In fact, the swiftness and strength of the recovery so far are themselves part of the cause. EXPLAINER: Did US hiring slow because of a ‘labor shortage’? 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z “Black lives mattered to this jury. And I’m very gratified at the verdict, very happy at the swiftness of the verdict. … It’s a vindication of justice in America.” Biden to America after Floyd verdict: ‘We can’t stop here’ 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Dudamel has rare versatility along with the ability to learn new scores with amazing swiftness, as he has demonstrated in L.A. time and again. Gustavo Dudamel is Paris Opera's next music director. What does this mean for L.A.? 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z While the move was expected, the swiftness with which it happened signaled a willingness by the Biden administration to put its stamp on social issues at the Defense Department. Pentagon Issues New Rules Overturning Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The swiftness of Ethiopia’s descent into this war is unlikely to be matched by the speed of its exit. Editorial Roundup: US 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z But experts say that Chile’s swiftness can’t be attributed solely to savvy dealmaking and a willingness to buy any vaccine on the market. How Chile’s vaccination push outpaced the rest of the Western Hemisphere 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z “It’s not so much the rise in interest rates as it is the volatility and swiftness that’s unsettling. There is real momentum around it.” Bond managers say pace of rise in U.S. bond yields 'unsettling' 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Even though the stock market rebounded somewhat in the ensuing days, the swiftness of the sharp decline left many investors unnerved. Robert Glauber, Harvard business professor and ranking Treasury official, dies at 81 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The result: Harden’s reputation has rebounded dramatically, with a swiftness and flair few predicted when the Rockets shipped him to Brooklyn in mid-January. James Harden Is Headed Back to Houston. Too Bad He’s Not Staying. 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z But lawmakers and advocates said they were stunned by the swiftness of some deportations, including of longtime residents. Black lawmakers urge Biden to stop the deportation of Black immigrants 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z While users and observers of Chinese social media had expected a ban, they were surprised by its swiftness. China blocks audio app Clubhouse after users seize rare shot at free speech 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The swiftness of the president’s move on transgender troops signaled a willingness by the new Biden administration to put its own stamp on Defense Department social issues. Biden Ends Military’s Transgender Ban, Part of Broad Discrimination Fight 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z With terrifying swiftness, Balram becomes a convenient scapegoat, destroying whatever illusions he may have harbored about his privileged place in this household and awakening his rebellious spirit. Review: Netflix drama 'The White Tiger' is a sharp-clawed satire of upward mobility 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The swiftness of the mobilization resulted in less-than-perfect circumstances for the soldiers, with hundreds of Guard members forced to rest on the marble floors of the U.S. Feeding an army in D.C.: Chef José Andrés steps in to help feed huge influx of National Guard 2021-01-17T05:00:00Z The extraordinary swiftness with which Democrats were moving reflects the ongoing danger that Trump poses to national security, according to top Democrats. As House deliberates, Senate Republicans mull starting Trump impeachment trial Friday 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z In more than a dozen interviews, women told of feeling stunned by the swiftness of the experience, even months after their husbands’ deaths. ‘The Other Half of My Soul’: Widows of Covid-19 Bond Over Sudden Loss 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z The fallout from a police killing hundreds of miles away from Alabama helped erase vestiges of the state’s white supremacist past with stunning swiftness. Pandemic deaths and economic fallout are top Alabama story 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z But the swiftness with which Philadelphia moved to hire him, after all that, should tell you how much respect Rivers still commands. LeBron James Is Mr. October This Year 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z This is a very different crisis, both in swiftness and in breadth. Workers Face Permanent Job Losses as the Virus Persists 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z This was the swiftness of a serious government when facing danger. Opinion | How covid-19 could make a case against big government 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z That much is apparent by the swiftness in which the GBI made arrests. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z The swiftness and scale of the layoffs illustrate the challenge the British government faces as it changes its approach to tackling the economic fallout of the pandemic. Britain Offers a Plan for Jobs, but Braces for a Wave of Layoffs 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The department’s action to suspend the officer was stunning in its swiftness, occurring just hours after the morning confrontation on a beach boardwalk in the Rockaway section of Queens. NYPD commissioner suspends officer for ‘apparent chokehold’ 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The swiftness, he said, reflected a sense of urgency fueled by recent protests and broader efforts to shine a light on shortcomings in the criminal justice system. Former Atlanta Officer Is Charged With Murder in Shooting of Rayshard Brooks 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z But now, with stunning swiftness, Iowa Democrats have spun from distraught to hopeful. Suddenly competitive Iowa complicates Trump’s Midwest quest 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Yet the effort, whose swiftness, precision and organization surpassed that of some campaigns for public office, hardly offers a template for other student-athletes whose teams are cut, an increasing possibility during the coronavirus pandemic. Inside the Sophisticated Campaign to Save Men’s Running at Brown 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z But some advocates and demonstrators say they are encouraged by the swiftness of the response to Floyd’s death - incremental as it may be. Protesters heartened by swift reform, but vow broader change 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z But some advocates and demonstrators say they are encouraged by the swiftness of the response to Floyd’s death — incremental as it may be. Protesters heartened by swift reform, but vow broader change 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z In 2014, in Crimea, special forces with no insignia occupied strategic positions on the peninsula, then part of Ukraine, and with stunning swiftness, Russia seized it. Opinion | By deploying police without badges, Barr threatens force without accountability 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Even then, it is rare for officers to be charged criminally in such incidents, with the swiftness of the Floyd charges something of an anomaly. Videos of U.S. police killings spur protest - and sometimes charges 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The report says the decline in investment is “staggering” in its scale and swiftness, mostly due to low demand and low prices for energy, especially oil. Record drop in energy investment, warns IEA 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The scale and swiftness of the pandemic’s killing are unlike anything that confronted Trump’s recent predecessors. US nears 100,000 pandemic deaths: Does Trump feel your pain? 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Some experts have said the White House’s emphasis on speed – its vaccine effort is called “Operation Warp Speed” – could leave people worried that safety was being sacrificed for swiftness. Exclusive: A quarter of Americans are hesitant about a coronavirus vaccine - Reuters/Ipsos poll 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Now, as multiple voices vie for the president’s ear on the appropriate timeline for America’s path to normalcy, Mr. Limbaugh is amplifying Mr. Trump’s instinct for swiftness. Trump Wanted a Radio Show, but He Didn’t Want to Compete With Limbaugh 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z An article in Sports Illustrated in 1969 described Rife as looking “like a Grant Wood portrait — until she moves. Then she is all swiftness and grace.” First Woman Drafted in N.B.A. Avoids Coronavirus, but Not Its Frustrations 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z “Then, with appalling swiftness, she was gone this morning,” Wasserman wrote. Things Fall Apart singer Cristina reportedly dies from coronavirus 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z With that early warning, physicians and scientists were able to move with remarkable swiftness to identify the agent and determine its genetic makeup. Partygoers in Seattle, a Suburban D.C. Mom: Coronavirus in the Community 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The swiftness of the coalescence around Mr. Biden caught the Sanders team off guard. Sanders Campaign Was Caught Off Guard by Quick Massing of Opposition 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The swiftness of the dropped persona was something to behold. Michael Bloomberg’s debate was a disaster – but that’s not enough to rule him out | Emma Brockes 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The swiftness with which life can change, in which happiness can slam into heartbreak, can leave even the most stable of families scrambling to find new footing. Perspective | During a year that brought a second set of twins and cancer, a couple found unexpected help in a child-care center 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Those who have stayed in touch with Mr. Weinstein have portrayed him as befuddled by the swiftness and severity of his downfall. Harvey Weinstein’s Dark Days 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z After obtaining a whistleblower report against Trump in September, Democrats in the House moved with stunning swiftness to investigate, charge and impeach the president in under three months. Why is Pelosi waiting to send articles of impeachment against Trump to Senate? 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z “Because of the swiftness with which it moved,” he added, “it’s becoming clear that in order for us to win this nomination, that road clearly flows through Joe Biden.” Sanders Campaign Was Caught Off Guard by Quick Massing of Opposition 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z I asked him for his reaction to the chaos and violence that had followed his departure, and to the swiftness of the political changes. Bolivia’s Evo Morales Wants to Stay in the Game 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The swiftness of the change took Gorbachev himself by surprise. Berlin Wall’s fall stokes memories of lost hopes in Russia 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z "In addition, the swiftness and recklessness with which you have proceeded has already resulted in committee chairs attempting to limit minority participation in scheduled interviews, calling into question the integrity of such an inquiry." Rep. Collins hits back at Pelosi: She's 'running roughshod' over House rules in impeachment push 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Protesters challenged law enforcement in at least eight districts Monday, responding to continuous rounds of tear gas with practiced swiftness. Protesters in Hong Kong decry government’s ‘empty rhetoric’ 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z “I went - ‘BING!’ - it was done,” Trump said on Saturday, describing the swiftness of his decision. Trump says he made Golan Heights decision after a quick history lesson 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Due to the Spaniard's swiftness, Kuchar did not have a chance to concede the putt. Kisner's Match Play dominance, Kuchar and Sergio entangled in rules controversy and an eagle you have to see to believe: What you missed - Golf Digest 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Due to the Spaniard's swiftness, Kuchar did not articulate the putt was considered in. Sergio Garcia suggested Matt Kuchar should concede a hole to "make things even" after rules controversy at WGC-Match Play - Golf Digest 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Residents reported thunder and lightning, and told of the startling swiftness of the seeming changeover from one season to another and back. Swirl of rain, snow, hail and wind whiplashes D.C. region 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z In speaking in English of these reactions, Dr. Eigen groped at times for a way to characterize their swiftness. Manfred Eigen, Nobel-winning chemist who clocked the speeds of fast reactions, dies at 91 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z The doctor who signed his death certificate tells CNN he has suspicions about the swiftness of Brown’s deterioration, especially after his condition had improved the previous day. Call to investigate James Brown's death after murder claims 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Still, Mr. Zhang said he was astonished by the swiftness of the sentencing Monday. Canadian Sentenced to Death in China for Drug Smuggling Will Appeal 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z He said the swiftness of the proceedings was unusual but declined to comment on whether it was related to Meng’s arrest. Tensions rise after China gives accused Canadian drug smuggler death penalty 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Dolce & Gabbana, the Italian luxury brand, found that out on Wednesday with stunning swiftness. In China, Dolce & Gabbana Draws Fire and Accusations of Racism on Social Media 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Here, he kisses Laurey and starts to advance on Curly, who shoots him with shocking swiftness from several feet away, blood splattering all over the bride and groom’s white clothes. Daniel Fish’s Dark Take on “Oklahoma!” 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Careers in the NFL can come to an end with remarkable swiftness. Perspective | Josh Norman is paid to be the focus of the Redskins’ defense, not the distraction 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z But in Malaysia, what began as a routine rescue went horribly awry with a shocking swiftness. Six Malaysian Firefighters Drown While Searching for Boy in Pond 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z It was amazing to realize the swiftness with which the Archdiocese of Washington “’immediately contacted the FBI and . . . completed an internal financial investigation” of the alleged embezzlement of nearly $45,000. Opinion | The Catholic Church’s double standard for sex crimes and financial crimes 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Everything hereafter feels hokey by comparison, not least the swiftness of the heroine’s ascent. Lady Gaga Tips the Scales in Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z The swiftness of the SEC’s investigation surprised analysts and former SEC officials. SEC alleges Tesla’s Elon Musk lied to investors and seeks his removal as CEO 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Once they saw Foley through Sybil’s eyes, the movie came together with a swiftness that “took my breath away,” Dickey said. Talking Shop with Ben Dickey 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z His place—as the master showman of the British theatre scene, whose emotional and analytic intelligence, swiftness, and command are more or less unrivalled—is secure. Sam Mendes’s Directorial Discoveries 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The diversity of the attorney general race might be attributed to the unexpected swiftness of Mr. Schneiderman’s resignation, Professor Greer said. Diversity in Attorney General’s Race Is Celebrated: Whoever Wins Will Make History. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z “I literally went to sleep, we had four shows. I woke up, we had no shows,” Estela said, adding that the swiftness of the judgment stunned him. The end of an era: Low End Theory's bittersweet closing caps a year of soul-searching 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The magnitude, substance and swiftness of the change are stunning. Opinion | Ethiopian-Eritrean peace must be allowed to blossom 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z The ferocity of the rains and the swiftness with which they can wreak havoc is stunning. Nowhere to run: Rohingya hunker down as monsoon season arrives 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z But the swiftness of the immigration agency’s action was deeply unsettling for his wife, Sandra Chica, and their children and outraged Democratic lawmakers and officials. Judge Stops Deportation of a New York Pizza Delivery Man 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Amid the grief after the Parkland high school massacre, a powerful student activist movement emerged with stunning swiftness. ‘Hearts without God’: Santa Fe shooting leaves reformers facing a religious wall 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z A picture can be altered and a video edited with such alarming swiftness and precision that it is difficult to scroll back to its unadulterated original. How images — sometimes manipulated and altered — are shaping the seething world of our politics 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z He seemed almost shellshocked by the swiftness of the industry’s downfall. The Case of Hong Kong’s Missing Booksellers 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z The swiftness with which Ingraham has found herself in dire straits has left some perturbed. Opinion | Laura Ingraham’s advertisers aren’t really staging a boycott. It’s a capital strike. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z He said their athleticism and acumen are already well-known, and they’ll flash their strength, speed and swiftness this week at Lucas Oil Stadium. Teams back at combine in search of 2018 success 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z But, with Cuba increasingly connected to the web and open to the West, the World Series this year is being aired with relative swiftness. Cubans get best look yet at World Series – a day late 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z But others applauded the police for the swiftness of their response and for apologising. NZ Police sorry for crash death tweet 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Not everyone was applauding the firing for its swiftness. Decades in the making, Weinstein’s fall comes swiftly 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump has praised the swiftness of the Las Vegas law enforcement response to the gunman and on Tuesday said that it was “in many ways, a miracle.” Democrats Lament Inability to Pass Gun Restrictions: ‘We are Stuck’ 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z “Their vigilance, courage and the swiftness of their response demonstrates how our officers are protecting the public at this time,” he said. Man With 4-Foot Sword Shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ Outside Buckingham Palace, Police Say 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z But, with Cuba increasingly connected to the web and open to the West, the World Series this year is being aired with relative swiftness. Cubans get best look yet at World Series – a day late 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z I'm seeing a swiftness of justice for #JustineDamond that I simply have never seen before for a single Black victim of police brutality. Why? The question that still hangs over Justine Damond's killing 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z The agency said in a statement that the decrees are aimed at “confronting the security challenges with the utmost degree of flexibility, readiness, and swiftness.” Saudi king shakes up security agencies after prince’s rise 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z His time in the limelight ended with breathtaking swiftness. Chandraswamy, Who Fell From Favor as a Guru to Celebrities, Dies at 66 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z And Sam Gold’s direction, very cast-supportive, reminded me of Rebecca Taichman’s vision for the Adjmi play, down to the swiftness with which the lines were spoken and the way scenes sometimes began with little preamble. Lucas Hnath’s Leap of Faith Into “A Doll’s House” 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the administration’s commitment to move “expeditiously” was not accompanied by a promise to balance swiftness with fairness. Perspective | Trump’s new VA office to help fire feds faster also could hurt, not protect, whistleblowers 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z The content of the document is yet to be agreed - but the swiftness of the response suggests that headlines in some Conservative supporting newspapers, speculating on tax rises, were far from welcome. General election 2017: Tories move to dampen tax hike fears - BBC News 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Moreover, the very swiftness of the response carried a message to the wider world. Opinion | The Great Reversal — for now 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Instead, the swiftness and certainty of punishment, is a far more effective deterrent, they noted. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z In Iran, the attack, and the swiftness with which it was executed, caught Iran’s establishment by surprise. U.S. Allies in Middle East Praise Trump’s Missile Strike in Syria 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z They laud carriers’ mobility and swiftness, enabling the United States to project air power to places otherwise unreachable. Special Report : Aircraft carriers, championed by Trump, are vulnerable to attack 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z But the important things come into focus over the course of repeated sequences that Russo-Young stages with swiftness, verve and a bumpin’ soundtrack. Review | ‘Before I Fall’: Life lessons delivered over a single day, relived over and over 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z It’s a huge risk for Johnson, but an even bigger risk for Lakers boss Jeanie Buss, who made the move Tuesday with stunning swiftness. Plaschke: Can the greatest Laker ever save the worst Lakers ever? 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z An empty bottle of Blue Curaçao, sitting on the bar, testified to the swiftness of the establishment’s conversion. Europe’s Child-Refugee Crisis 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z "I suspect that the combination of swiftness and comprehensiveness of the Trump team’s restrictions may well be unprecedented." Obama science adviser: Trump immigration ban 'an abomination' 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z We were also glad to see state lawmakers, with relative swiftness, call for Corley’s resignation. South Carolina editorial roundup 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Yet the swiftness of the past economic decline and the unevenness of the recovery has left many Americans fearful and pessimistic, particularly in the industrial states where Trump sealed his victory in November. After a rocky weekend, the rituals of the White House bolster Donald Trump 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Just the day after Devocheo Williams moved into Sunshine Acres, his mobile home - and many of those around him - were demolished as the winds descended before dawn with terrifying swiftness. ‘Get up. We’ve got to get out’: Storms kill 20 in the South 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Just the day after Devocheo Williams moved into Sunshine Acres, his mobile home — and many of those around him — were demolished as the winds descended before dawn with terrifying swiftness. 'Get up. We've got to get out': Storms kill 20 in the South 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z It was not a ballhawk recruited for his swiftness and soft hands. Nick Saban, Thinking Ahead, Builds a Faster Defense to Get Him There 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Turnover among those positions isn’t uncommon, but the swiftness of the dismissals carries extra weight in light of the recent legislation that limits Cooper’s number of political appointees to 425. North Carolina governor takes office minutes into New Year 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Politicians bank on our youth making us blind to the swiftness of time. Millennials have been rocked by this election. But our day will come | Jessica Cornwell 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Far from questioning the reality of climate change, other world leaders have shown remarkable swiftness in the past year in trying to take the steps necessary to slow global warming. Climate change is turning into a race between politics and physics 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z But the broad array of opposition figures and the swiftness of the police reaction, despite the court order, signaled a new level of tension. Police in Zimbabwe Hit Protesters With Batons, Tear Gas and Water Cannons 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z But the scale and swiftness of those victories have created two distinctive political problems for the Democratic Party. Clinton’s Samantha Bee Problem 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, broadly released dashcam and aerial footage, 911 calls and police radio traffic with unusual swiftness following last Friday's shooting death of an unarmed black man by a white officer. While illuminating, Tulsa videos leave out key details 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z As a younger man, Woods had a history of returning too quickly after his surgeries, seemingly using the swiftness of his recovery to send yet another message of superiority to his rivals. Warning On Tiger: Fragile - Golf Digest 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z “I think that they are probably surprised at the swiftness of the call to end all federal fossil fuel leasing,” says Spivak. How the Federal Government Could End Some 'Keep it in the Ground' Protests 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Like those horror movies where the ghoul crosses the room in an instant, cockroaches startle us with supernatural swiftness, Lockwood says. You Asked: Why Are Cockroaches So Terrifying? 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Despite the relative swiftness with which the LHC discovered the Higgs boson, this was never going to lead to a bonanza of discoveries every year. Has the LHC discovered a new particle? - BBC News 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z The swiftness of the appointment is seen as part of an effort to shore up Taliban unity, which suffered under Mansoor, who was regarded as a divisive figure. Trump rally marred by violent protests 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Tribal Chairman Kevin Brown says he was surprised by the swiftness of the vote at Thursday’s special town meeting. Sale of former state hospital to Mohegan Tribe approved 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z But Rice probably wouldn’t sway any of the Scurvy Thirty with her swiftness. Muirfield Golf Club Picks Discrimination Over the British Open 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The illusion is broken only by the swiftness of her motion. Venice, Version 9.0 : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The Penguins also seemed even faster across the board, with a swiftness to the entire lineup. Penguins will have a need for speed against Capitals 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The swiftness with which a culture accepts what was once a peccadillo as a deadly sin, though, is a more complicated process. The fall: how diving became football’s worst crime | Alejandro Chacoff 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z McCrory’s office was clearly unprepared for the swiftness and fury of the backlash that followed. The Georgia governor killed the 'religious freedom' bill. Don't call it progress | David Ferguson 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Mark Kleiman of the University of California at Los Angeles says “the deterrent impact of a punishment depends only weakly on its severity, but strongly on its swiftness and certainty.” Sentencing reform alone won’t fix crime and punishment in America 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Hitting each syllable with the staccato swiftness of running feet, Lewis infuses those seven words with the horrifying weight of two meanings. Bring on the Emmys: The 'black-ish' episode on police brutality is an emotional ballet 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Versace agreed with the swiftness of someone who has cleverly preempted a problem of their own making. The Forceful Brilliance of Donatella Versace 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z But the swiftness of the Giants’ decision may have caught even McAdoo by surprise. Giants Kept Ben McAdoo by Keeping Eagles Away 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The swiftness of their fall and the clout of the protesters sent shock waves through higher education. 2015: A year of tumult on college campuses 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z And in all cases, the people who scored highest on swiftness of thought also scored highest on the three personality metrics. Donald Trump's Very Strange Narcissism 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z For weeks the staff had known that layoffs might be coming, and when they did come, on Sept. 16, it was with the swiftness of a Soviet-era purge. The Daily News Layoffs and Digital Shift May Signal the Tabloid Era’s End 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z And to achieve that swiftness, they use certain leg muscles quite differently than runners past age 50 do, according to a new study of runners’ strides at different ages. Why Runners Get Slower With Age (and How Strength Training May Help) 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Thanks to this work, I am beginning to comprehend the swiftness of time and the precious beauty of our place within it. Providing the Soundtrack for Life’s Last Moments 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Taylor’s swiftness in the outfield caused a rare instance of his actions calling attention to himself. Highlight-reel catch a sign of Michael A. Taylor’s growing comfort in rookie season 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z “But I was touched not only at the passage of these fixtures in my mental landscape, but at the swiftness and dispassion with which the market swallowed even the most resilient enterprises.” Big City Book Club's Discussion of 'Open City' 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Ms Taylor said she was "dazed" by the swiftness of her departure in a very brief response to a message asking her about the sacking. Reddit in uproar after staff sacking - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z But she says polyamorous partners, particularly younger ones, are increasingly “out” about their lifestyle, and believes change will come with greater swiftness than for gay people. Polyamorous Rights Advocates See Marriage Equality Coming for Them 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Their initial conversation was analogous, in its swiftness and directness, to his seductions, but in spirit it was just the opposite. “The Republic of Bad Taste” 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The maid later confessed to fabricating her story, but the swiftness of the violence and the fact that hundreds of riot police officers did not intervene led many to believe that it had been orchestrated. Monk dubbed 'Buddhist Bin Laden' targets Myanmar's persecuted Muslims 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z If he has few teammates who can fly up the floor with him, however, his swiftness is not maximized. Wizards move to small ball still a work in progress 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The surge by the SNP has happened with stunning swiftness, catching the political establishment by surprise. In British election campaign, the center cannot hold 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The swiftness of her announcement, less than a day after receiving the police department’s criminal investigation and official autopsy results, took the city by surprise. Rage to relief in Baltimore as 6 officers charged in death 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z “When the end came, it came with stunning swiftness,” Range, now 73, says, “but it was not a total surprise to most of us.” Eyewitness to the Fall of Saigon 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Last year’s Senate race in Arkansas offers an example of the connection between presidential and congressional voting — and the swiftness with which things have changed. All politics are local? Think again. 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z However, the opportunity for a wider, more lasting shift in presidential preferences — what one Obama advisor called "a fresh start" for Democrats in the vast region — dissipated with surprising swiftness. Obama conquered the West for Democrats, but now it's back in play 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z And no doubt, the swiftness of the political and narrative unity in the shooting death of Scott owes much to the lessons of Ferguson. Walter Scott’s Place in South Carolina History 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Like Bartolozzi, he was taken aback by the swiftness of the attacks. Yemen Faces Humanitarian Disaster as Aid Workers Flee 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z History rose up with extraordinary swiftness this week in Indiana. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Either way, analysts say, clear dangers are lurking behind the swiftness with which the region’s Sunni powers have combined against Iran. Yemen crisis threatens Obama Iran nuclear talks, further clouds Middle East policy 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Experts are trying to understand how the disease, which has defied the ominous predictions of the world’s top infectious disease researchers, appears to be extinguishing itself with surprising swiftness. As Ebola Ebbs in Africa, Focus Turns From Death to Life 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z At precisely 3 PM, they pack up their things, under the watchful gaze of embassy guards across the street, and load them into a car with perfunctory swiftness. NSA-grade spyware is up for sale, and the world's worst dictatorships are buying 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Pursuing an NFL head coach of Fox's caliber requires as much swiftness as boldness, especially with the Falcons, Jets, Raiders and 49ers still with openings. Bears' go-getter GM should go get John Fox 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Kolya’s decline, as he wrestles with the bulk of official power, is indeed Biblical in its swiftness, but at least Job wound up with a thousand she-asses. “Two Days, One Night” and “Leviathan” Reviews | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z For countless wayfarers, the suggestion is clear: surrender to the impulse for velocity and kick up a little more dust, pedal toward the floor, along an undulating desert terrain that beckons swiftness. Speed limits increasing on U.S. highways – along with safety concerns 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z “The swiftness, the brutality, the coldheartedness. It’s just so twentieth century—the tanks, the propaganda, the agents provocateurs.” The Astonishing Rise of Angela Merkel 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z “I am proud of the partnership between the school system and the police and the swiftness with which we have worked together to investigate and ensure the safety and security of our campus.” Baltimore County teen planned to stage an attack at his school, police say Her life would change with cruel, unanticipated swiftness. A Tiny Stumble, a Life Upended 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z However, the swiftness and severity are swinging the other way. The Sayreville Effect: One High School Cancels Football, One Releases Coach Over Hazing 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z "The swiftness and fastness of the reaction from all parties, helped to contain Ebola in Nigeria." Nigeria declared Ebola-free after containing virus 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Some analysts said that customers may also have appreciated Home Depot’s relative swiftness in communicating with them about its breach. Home Depot and JPMorgan are doing fine. Is it a sign we’re numb to data breaches? For a president who is sometimes criticized for drawn-out decision-making and a reluctance to act, the swiftness of the move from “no strategy” to a massive, extended air assault was stunning. For Obama, a swift leap from no strategy to a full battle plan for Islamic State The swiftness of the process of self-investigation by the military and the publicity about it appeared intended to pre-empt an investigation commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council into allegations of possible war crimes. Israel Investigating Possible Gaza War Misconduct 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Since then, it has spread with a deadly swiftness, spilling over porous borders in one of the poorest parts of Africa. Lax Quarantine Undercuts Ebola Fight in Africa 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z The critics mostly applauded and most hardcore fans approved, but the swiftness of its domestic box office seems to imply that the general audience either care or didn’t care for what they saw. 'Godzilla 2,' 'Skull Island' And The Risk Of Legendary's Monster Mash 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z The swiftness of the change in Arkansas is demonstrated by Pryor's career. Democrats may lose Hope in Arkansas despite Clinton legacy 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z What is so delightful about this classic act of revenge is both the length of the fuse — eight months! — and the swiftness of the execution: one pitch, one plunk, one message delivered. Charles Krauthammer: Revenge, American-style The uprising of the last six weeks, whether it is renewed or repressed, seems to mark a turning point, and it happened with startling, and seemingly inexplicable swiftness. Times Coverage of Tiananmen Square 25 Years Ago 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z You can only marvel today at the swiftness with which the old illusions of an over-regulated economy were replaced by the fantasies of an unregulated one. The new face of India 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z There were many who said that the swiftness and severity of Mr Sterling's high-profile punishment would change the world of sport - and early indications are that it has. Should offensive rap music be banned from locker rooms? 2014-05-12T18:45:44Z But it carries some lessons about partisan outrage, the swiftness to assign blame and maybe even a bit about karma. Response to Justice Antonin Scalia gaffe offers a lesson in partisan outrage 2014-05-04T02:12:55Z The swiftness of the whole thing has led to whispers about a conspiracy, including speculation that Sunlot was involved in leaking in the first place. A <em>Mighty Ducks</em> Child Star Has a Plan for Failed Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox 2014-05-02T15:51:27Z The New Republic's Marc Tracy also the "swiftness and firmness" of Mr Silver's decision. A swift punishment, but is it a just one? 2014-04-29T21:59:41Z The effort was also complicated by the swiftness with which the storm arrived. East Coast Snowstorm Takes Aim at New York Region 2014-01-21T21:05:03Z Her death "was not handled with the customary swiftness that defies us to empathise - we were in that flat with Hayley and husband Roy living every tragic moment," he said. Critics hail Hayley's Corrie exit 2014-01-21T09:47:40Z The Seahawks coach isn’t patient enough to listen to a reporter’s entire question, much less appreciate that, as rebuilding projects go, he has nearly completed the job with stunning swiftness. Pete Carroll can write final chapter of his reinvention tale this postseason 2014-01-08T04:01:27Z Doctors and resort officials emphasized the swiftness of the medical assistance Schumacher received after his fall. Doctors Say Racing Champion ‘Fighting for his Life’ 2013-12-30T14:37:56Z Customers and developers took to Twitter and other online platforms to express their anger about the swiftness of the close-down. Nokia gives deadline for Symbian apps 2013-10-08T12:04:06Z Still, despite the general preparedness of farmers and scientists, a few pests evolved resistance to Bt toxin with unexpected swiftness. Farming a Toxin To Protect Crops, Pollinators and People 2013-09-03T12:45:00.583Z Which is more egregious, the lightness of the punishment or the swiftness of the punishment? NCAA, Johnny Manziel and signature hypocrisy 2013-08-29T13:40:14Z Fire officials said an ambulance did not respond with great swiftness because the call had been categorized — properly, they said — as less than an urgent priority. Trailside: A Police Union Criticizes Quinn Over an Ambulance Call 2013-07-20T01:38:48Z Twitter's swiftness and simplicity are the key to its power and its users are capable of focusing an opinion into a percussive force in a very painful way. The readers' editor on… starting up a wider conversation on Twitter 2013-07-14T18:30:01Z The swiftness with which Deen was abandoned by her corporate partners is a reminder of the sensitivities that continue to surround issues of race and class. For Paula Deen, Management Mess Leads to Career Meltdown 2013-07-03T09:43:47Z Adverts tend to stress the swiftness and ease of borrowing, with promises of lending decisions and financial transfers within minutes. Crackdown on payday loans advertising 2013-07-01T14:11:29Z The swiftness with which they disappeared worries me. Living On Bitcoin For A Week: The Bitcoin Diet 2013-05-03T16:07:22Z Liverpool have reacted with impressive swiftness and seriousness to Suárez's latest indiscretion. Liverpool risking reputation with reaction to Luis Suárez bite controversy 2013-04-22T19:03:21Z There are new models that try to focus on the swiftness and the certainty of a penalty, which generate deterrence. A Statistician Brings Data-Driven Thinking to Criminal Justice 2013-03-06T13:15:00.603Z The Kings then evened it with stunning swiftness. LA Kings roar back from 3 goals down to stun Blues 2013-03-06T06:36:08Z But the unease that some researchers felt about the swiftness of that reorganization points to another concern about Augustine's advisory work. America’s research adviser: Science's go-to guy 2013-02-27T18:20:54.603Z The swiftness with which we've been able to agree a deal with the management team of the pork business unit, which knows the company inside-out, underlines our confidence in the sales process. Vion deal 'safeguards 8,000 jobs' 2012-12-13T11:23:04Z His swiftness, however, would soon send him flying past his scheme’s scripted pas de deux with a notably tardy counterpart. The Hard Life of an N.F.L. Long Shot 2012-11-21T21:55:22Z Now, just as information spreads quickly, inaccuracies are corrected with the same swiftness. Disruptions: Twitter’s Efficient Role in Guarding the Truth 2012-11-05T13:16:33Z "Particularly given the swiftness of the changes taking place." Insight: Is Ohio's "secret" energy boom going bust? 2012-10-22T05:04:06Z For another, Ferns, a senior who's already committed to play for Michigan next season, broke through Edison's line and into the clear with such swiftness that the refs trailing the play never got close. Column: 'The look on his face was priceless' 2012-10-18T23:55:09Z But the technicians in this workshop are not just highly skilled repairmen – they listen patiently to athletes' demands, providing advice and solving problems with a calm swiftness that belies the manic atmosphere. Paralympics 2012: 'A perfect technician also has to be a great psychiatrist' 2012-08-30T17:48:12Z With the swiftness of a pro cyclist going 75 miles per hour down a steep hill, Usada acted immediately, treating Armstrong's surrender as a legal admission of guilt. What they'll never take from Lance Armstrong 2012-08-24T17:30:21Z Stewart immediately issued a press release, which Eleanor Barkhorn of The Atlantic deemed a “radical apology” based on its swiftness and candor. In The Future, Will We All Be Outed For Cheating Like Kristen Stewart? 2012-07-26T20:03:25Z The punishment, announced by the National College Athletic Association at a news conference in Indianapolis, was unprecedented for its swiftness and breadth. NCAA sanctions Penn State for Sandusky scandal 2012-07-24T00:16:12Z The charges are unusual, both in their swiftness and seriousness, and reflect the Kremlin’s anxiety about the popular anger that emerged after the flood, which left at least 171 dead, according to an official count. Russian Flood Leads to Negligence Charges 2012-07-23T01:28:56Z "You need swiftness, because you need stability and order, but this should not be done at the expense of the democratic process," he said. Jibril: National unity for Libya 2012-07-09T16:29:31Z She says he saw size as the enemy of swiftness and one of his favorite company values: “Moving fast and breaking things.” Zuckerberg Unguarded: 9 Sly, Weird Quotes From a Sizzling New Book 2012-06-26T16:33:50Z Mount Sinai’s counteroffer was startling in its swiftness. Hospital Systems’ Merger Talks Collapse as Mount Sinai Steps In 2012-06-22T02:38:06Z I make my piano dream or sing at pleasure, re-echo with exulting harmonies and rival the most skilful bow in swiftness. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Prime Minister decided the date, and won the approval of the Knesset with a swiftness that testifies to his political primacy — his Likud Party utterly dominates every poll. Netanyahu Calls for Elections: Will It Really Change Israel? 2012-05-08T00:05:32Z The moment this idea had stated itself, Sylvia could think of nothing but the swiftness and secrecy of her departure. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z In his most efficient days Lord Beaconsfield was hardly clever enough to operate upon the almanack, and a certain terrible date is approaching upon him with increasing swiftness. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z We shall hardly go astray if we regard genius as only a slight deviation from the average mental endowment—as possessing simply a greater sensitiveness of cerebral reaction and a greater swiftness of reaction. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z One horseman is coming to us, and great are the speed and swiftness with which he comes. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z There's a swiftness about her way of summing up people from a single glance at their faces. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Once more I was surprised and delighted at the agility and swiftness of the men who drew our jin-riki-shas. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Her eyes filled with tears when she thought of the swiftness with which a woman is forgotten when once she is dead. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z Next day Jack the master runs a race with the king and beats him because shod with the shoes of swiftness. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z They hasten from the east In unending files; Their arrows speed like lightning; Their chargers are shod with swiftness; Their chariots are solid as rock. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z I myself saw a turn-out of the brigade and thought their swiftness astonishing. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Then she began to swing gently, and a moment later she shot through the air to another trapeze several feet away, and from that she passed on to the others with a bewildering swiftness. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z With her usual impulsive swiftness she sat herself down and hastily ran over what she had written. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z With a fortitude that affliction could not for a moment weaken, she hung around his sorrows, and flew with angel swiftness to relieve his burdened soul. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z With the swiftness of youth in love, his thoughts had ranged over the future. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Now he was at the stepping-stones, over which he seemed to float rather than leap, so completely had fear added to his usual strength wings of swiftness. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z They were agile, could walk or run with swiftness, and could swim well. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Thus the swiftness of the sun in his course and in his light induced the mention of wings. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Then with quiet swiftness the girl heated water, washed the wounds in Aleck's head, and hastened to boil the corn-meal mush and the coffee, which formed the best breakfast she was able to give. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z As they looked, it directed its course downwards, shooting by them so close that it almost brushed their foreheads in its arrow-like swiftness. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z And then with a terrible swiftness came the last class of the course, to terminate this relationship altogether. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z And as she came on her figure was such a vision of swiftness of motion and of intensity of purpose that Gray unconsciously held his breath as he watched her. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Thus, while swiftness suggested the eagle, strength was figured by the lion: so when a symbol of swiftness and strength was required arose the compound eagle-lion, the gryphon. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Meantime Florence was borne along by the swift current of the river, which gained in swiftness every moment. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The swiftness of film pictures has set a new metronomic standard for modern sports. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Both players possess top-end speed similar to Smith’s, and Lazor said he will look to utilize that collective swiftness more effectively this upcoming season. Virginia football spring practice: Five areas to watch 2012-03-13T21:27:00Z But now he joined irrepressibly in his wife's merriment, as she loped down the broad walk, and then came running back to him with her own light swiftness. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z There’s no swiftness left in his change of direction. The Fifth Down: Top 10 Wide Receivers in Free Agency 2012-03-12T11:00:24Z The days and years of happy companionship, of humble and faithful service on the one hand, of kind and generous recognition on the other, passed before him with incredible swiftness. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z He lay still for a few moments, intently watching; then, with a movement of extraordinary swiftness, he plunged his spear into the depths, and brought it out with a silvery trout impaled. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z They succeeded, however, and once the engine was going, it was an easy matter to keep out of the bear’s reach, although for so clumsy a creature he swam with amazing swiftness. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z The enemy was assumed to be the old mob which used to turn tail at the first cannon-shot, and could not be overtaken because of the superior swiftness of its horses. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The transitions are made with as much swiftness as a curtain is drawn upon the stage, yet with no feeling of abruptness, so skilfully are the incidents woven into one another. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The swiftness with which it developed had but added to his confusion. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Then, for dawn comes with startling swiftness in that land, the shadowy trunks became sharp and clear, and the men who plodded among them seemed to emerge from a blurring obscurity. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z It has been thought too, that the serpent might not improbably typify lightning, and the feathers swiftness, thus denoting one of the attributes of the air and that the most speedy and destructive. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z His eyes jumped with magic swiftness from chart to note sheet and train schedule. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Words cannot paint, even to thy eager soul, my friend, the winged swiftness, the onward, glowing hopefulness of my path through the fields of azure. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The cell, the court, the gallows, with what swiftness, what inevitableness, what certainty, did they not succeed one another--dark, dismal stages on the downward progress! Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z When driven up it has a wild zigzag flight, and after reaching a considerable height in the air darts down again with astonishing swiftness, and comes back to the very spot from which it rose. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Before steam-boats were in general use, this bird was denominated, from its swiftness in skimming over the surface of the water, the 'race-horse,' a name which occurs frequently in Cook's, Byron's, and other voyages. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The tide runs with such swiftness that the boatmen do not venture through the Opening except with plenty of wind, and of the right sort. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The car slipped down Seventh Avenue, and stumbled into Broadway, and sped along sometimes with a smooth swiftness and again with a jerky hesitation. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z The strength of mountains, the swiftness of wind Blowing over the leagues behind. The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z On the bare ground they run about with wonderful swiftness, and are able to overtake and capture flying insects without rising. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z In these latitudes, as the fate of the Maid Marian proved, storms arose without warning, and with incredible swiftness; and it behoved Dennis to make all speed in saving the ship's stores. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z All passed, it has been said, with incredible swiftness; the attack so furious, the end a lightning-stroke. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z They quickly made a couple of hard, smooth balls, and at the word from Tom, Joe and Peaches let go together, for it was to be a sort of contest in swiftness. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z Though it approached more near, more near, with dreadful swiftness, they might not move, since no shelter was at hand, and they had not wings to fly. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z To the superior swiftness of the Martin the Oven-bird opposes greater strength, and, it might be added, a greater degree of zeal and fury than can animate its adversary. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z It required in the men the hardest kind of physique and endurance, in the ponies surefootedness as well as swiftness. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z And that was simply to represent their idea of power, of swiftness, of wisdom. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Joe sent in a puzzling drop, with considerable swiftness, but to his chagrin Jake “killed” it, landing on it squarely and lining it out for two bags. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z But one alone among all I knew could vie with me in swiftness; I redoubled my efforts, and soon gained so much on him as obliged me to strike out less quickly. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z A bright point darted with exceeding swiftness through the cloudy circle, and began to form the Image in the midst of it. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z With all the furtive swiftness bred in his wolf-ancestry, the dog shrank to one side, readily dodging the missile, which struck the lawn just behind him. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z A few moments later a New York sender noted for his swiftness called up the Boston office. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z Mercifully, like Burden, she did the one thing she could do with all her might and drank herself to death with commendable swiftness, leaving no children to carry on the family tradition. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z As the first, faint star came out into the evening, the heavenly figure moved, floating in stately swiftness upon his outstretched wings towards the wormlike caravan that crawled across the sands. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Reflecting on the swiftness with which love had come to them, he believed that with a like swiftness it might fade, at least from Diana's memory. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z With the lightning swiftness of his kind he whirled to one side as the mass of wood descended. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z A few fell to rifle fire; Burnet himself had his rifle struck from his hand; but they flung themselves upon the machine-gun team with the swiftness of a tornado. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The very swiftness with which the votes were counted impressed him with a sense of disaster. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z With extraordinary swiftness she swung round and copied his movement. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z The little boat ran towards that barrier with extraordinary swiftness. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z They had all of them the most high-sounding of names, calculated to impress the mind either with a sense of swiftness, or to awe the understanding with visions of aristocratic and court-like grandeur. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z The swiftness of her thought was apparent in her beautiful, firm, rapid writing. Queen Victoria As I Knew Her 2012-01-22T03:00:23.263Z As well might a delivery truck attempt to compete in swiftness with a perfect touring car. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z For it cleared of its weariness with a magical swiftness, the blood pulsed warmly in her cheeks, her eyes sparkled and laughed, her contemptuous lips parted in the happiest of smiles. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z At the scratch and spurt of flame, the man in the shadow ran forward towards the door with extraordinary swiftness. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z The swiftness of the racehorse, the propensity to fatten in cattle, and to produce fine wool in sheep, are improvements which have been made in particular varieties in the species to which these animals belong. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z I was pleased with the swiftness with which he struck upon a permissible compromise. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z I am not satisfied with the doctrine that supposes particles of matter called light, continually driven off from the sun's surface, with a swiftness so prodigious! Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z This week, that penchant for swiftness hit a speed bump when Google introduced the awkwardly named . Google CEO Larry Page Just Made His First Big Mistake 2012-01-13T06:32:05Z He ran with extraordinary swiftness; so that Endicott followed him to the gate and watched him go. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z The bow is caught by the current and the steamer then rapidly "spun round" by its swiftness, almost as though on a teetotum, the engines meanwhile backing up. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z With equal swiftness he dropped it on the sidewalk, growling and gagging at the warm feathers which almost choked him. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z And again: In darkness and in swiftness rides every armed knight, The foam on the rein ye may see it plain, but nothing else is white. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z “We need to start acting with the swiftness and decisiveness this problem deserves.” F.D.A. Restricts Cephalosporin Antibiotics in Livestock 2012-01-05T20:37:18Z They marched with the swiftness of the final spurt, and at nightfall lay under cover, feasting their eyes on a column of smoke which rose from a canyon where the enemy lay in fancied security. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Hiring is expected to begin this quarter, and the governor, a Democrat, applauded the swiftness of the negotiations. Connecticut seals deal for $1 billion genome lab 2012-01-05T21:47:12Z Then, with that swiftness of foot which you know me to possess—" Here Gasparo put in: "I should think I did! Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z These animals trot with uncommon swiftness, so that the rapidity of transport may stand comparison with that where horses are employed. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z In her terror she ran with great swiftness through room after room, thus fanning the flames into a blaze, and perished amid excruciating pains. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z A light of understanding came to Harry’s face, and he revived with wonderful swiftness. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z About two hundred yards from the tent was a fall, or rapid, which the swiftness of the current prevents from freezing in the coldest winters. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z At the end of some minutes, standing with her terrified gaze fixed on the park, she saw another figure running with strange swiftness toward the house. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Then, without running, but with extraordinary swiftness, thanks to his unusually long legs, he strode through the streets, lighted here and there by oil lamps, in the direction of the theatre. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z Both pairs of rollers are turned by machinery, which is so contrived that the second pair shall turn round with much more swiftness than the first. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Browning had made his idea clear with surprising swiftness, and the other boys were astonished, for they had come to believe that the big fellow never had an original idea in his head. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z But the swiftness with which the border was reopened highlighted a more recent dynamic: A variety of North Korean agencies ... Trade Binds North Korea to China 2011-12-24T00:03:42Z My sword point played round him as an electric spark will dart about a magnet, and he was like a child in his feeble efforts to follow its dazzling swiftness. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z Beatrice imagined that Hester had her brother's swiftness of action, nevertheless she could wait and suffer calmly when there was nothing else to be done. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z While all the lines compete in swiftness, luxury, and efficiency, the keenest rivalry is now between the Cunard and the White Star companies. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z With a swiftness that was simply marvelous in one who naturally moved with the greatest slowness, he swung that chair into the air and flung it at the furious sheriff. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z If it had been her purpose to dismiss the subject, at least she earned herself his full attention by the swiftness with which she turned upon him and by the swiftness of her reply. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z Yet it was no earthly figure that emerged from the forest, ran with this incredible swiftness past the startled throng, and reached the tree. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z It preys on other birds; its strength and swiftness are very great, enabling it to strike down its prey with great ease; indeed, it has been known to disable five partridges in succession. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z At such times his music possesses an uncommon sureness, swiftness, and incisiveness; especially in passages of tragic foreboding, of mounting excitement, it is gripping and intense in a quite irresistible degree. Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries 2011-12-12T03:00:24.900Z Those who have gone too far abroad and must travel back to the roost after sundown shoot across the sky with incredible swiftness lest darkness overtake them. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z There was such swiftness and determination about his movements, and something so unnatural in the combat, that Macaire’s nerve failed him. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The mention of something to do with hunting brought the Indian to an erect position again with remarkable swiftness. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The Terns, or Sea Swallows, are possessed of great power and endurance of flight, their long forked tails and pointed wings indicating strength and swiftness. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z The strength of the mastiff is not in the least supported either by the swiftness of the grey-hound, or by the sagacity of the spaniel, or by the docility of the shepherd's dog. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z But the strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as those of the sword need swiftness. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z He saw that they had long necks, but that was all, for they were coming on with an extraordinary swiftness. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z "I don't mean because I am afraid," were her next words, delivered with much greater swiftness. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The party at the door was suddenly in full flight after them with a swiftness and unanimity that again recalled the cinematograph. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Ligan Lumina, also celebrated for swiftness of foot. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z "Mr. Hope carries us on with never-flagging swiftness, and when we read the last page we are sorry to find there is not a second volume." The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z Independent of his beauty, vivacity, strength, and swiftness, he has the interior qualities that must attract the attention and esteem of mankind. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z "I want you to do all that I shall leave undone, Claire!" he exclaimed, with voluble swiftness. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The deer proceeded up a lane at the back of Eton College, running with great swiftness into the yard of Mr. Castles, pork butcher. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z When they came near the shore, an animal of vast size, with a thick, rough skin, started up inside the wall, and ran round the island with the swiftness of the wind. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z Apparently Mrs Darcy Sutherland was of his opinion; she was out of the house with a swiftness which did credit to her agility. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z With lightning swiftness, the evolving babe climbs in the footsteps that its countless ancestors had trod, in forms innumerable, along the route interminable of the Human Advent. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z The transformation of America from a politically hermit nation to a, if not the, leading world power has been amazing in its swiftness. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z Their swiftness is equal to that of the roe; they do not, however, bound forward like the roe, but run along in an even, uninterrupted course. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z And anon their strength and their swiftness left them, and they fell to the ground every man, in a deep trance as if they slept the sleep of death. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z The footsteps began again, only with a strange, new swiftness, as if whoever was responsible for them had suddenly darted forward. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z With the swiftness of thought the hand seemed to drop back and instantly resume its upright position. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Legal observers said the swiftness with which the D.C. Appeals court upholds health-care law 2011-11-08T17:37:00Z Still with remarkable swiftness over a two-day span of the team’s bye week, Penn State’s once rock-solid program descended into turmoil. Joe Paterno shocked by former assistant?s sex abuse charges, two school executives step down 2011-11-07T09:31:52Z He ran with the swiftness of the wind, and arrived on the Green of Emain, where the two young heroes were fighting. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z The swiftness of the current prevented the water from freezing over it, and so I had to wade, just as I did when I crossed it before. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z He went back to his father's room, crossing the hall with light foot, and turning the handle of the door with swiftness and silence. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z "I don't know," faltered Mrs. James, rather bewildered by the other's swiftness of reasoning. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z When once the flames rose over the ridge, with the wind behind them, they would descend the other side with the swiftness of an express train. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z But it also includes such homely questions as the time for setting out for places, the time consumed in getting ready to set out, and the swiftness of our progress thither. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Give your greatest strength and your greatest swiftness to the race, and behold! here are wonders that will prevent the fleet-footed Atalanta from putting all her spirit into the race.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z He paused a moment, thinking over, with that stupendous swiftness of brain that was the result of Martin's inspiration, all he had said, and remembered his light cynicism with regard to his "bit." Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z And with bewildering swiftness, the Yukon country leaped from winter into summer. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Through the elimination of less favourable variations, the swiftness, strength, and cunning of a race may be gradually improved. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection 2011-10-18T02:00:18.363Z Lights were seen trooping towards them in every direction; sometimes stopping, sometimes rising in the air, now contracting, now expanding, and when within a few yards of the travellers, retreating with inconceivable swiftness. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Then she turned to her typewriter and began to copy off the shorthand, her fingers flying over the keys with more than their usual swiftness. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Antelope, an′te-lōp, n. a quadruped belonging to the hollow-horned section of the order of Ruminants, differing from the goat in its beardless chin—a gregarious, peaceable animal, remarkable for grace, agility, and swiftness. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z He discharged them with surprising swiftness and ability. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z Swimming with eel-like swiftness and silence towards the unguarded yawl came three men. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z In spite of the swiftness, the wind-flung spray of the next wave would drench the occupants. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The doggerel verses of the Roman legions passed from camp to camp with the mysterious swiftness of an epidemic, and found their way even into the sober history of Suetonius. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z So maybe the breakthrough will come for Romo, who has gone from goat to hero to goat in head-spinning swiftness, as it did for Dirk. Dirk Nowitzki tells Tony Romo: ?Don?t worry about all the critics? 2011-10-03T20:12:59Z With deadly swiftness it devoured the lake of reeds before it, leaving behind a bare and level plain of ashes from which here and there rose smoky spirals. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z From the shoulders of the Centaur hangs a small chlamys; the folds fly behind, and show the violence and swiftness of the action. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Bertram thought the Gurkha was killed but, as he raised his revolver, he saw the Subedar duck low and slash with incredible swiftness at the negro’s thigh and again at his stomach. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z So she swept on, her dark cape fluttering wide like wings on either side of her steady swiftness. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z In another moment the policeman had acted with a precision and a swiftness that indicated he was a far shrewder man that his looks led one to think. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z With incredible swiftness the fire swept from them straight down upon their pursuers, leaving behind it a rapidly widening wake of black. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z "Louise Newbold did," she answered very quietly, but with the swiftness and the dexterity of a sword thrust by a master hand, a mighty arm. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z At last, with a swiftness that was surprising, the expected assault was made. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Something within flashed up with chivalric swiftness to shut out such thoughts. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z For an instant the swiftness of the question—the very frankness and simplicity of it—took Caroline's breath away. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z She hastened, therefore, on; but neither the lightness of her step, nor the swiftness of her speed, could save her from the quick approach of the Baronet. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z There was not an ounce of superfluous flesh upon her, yet she had the grace of Hebe, the strength of Pallas Athene, and the swiftness of motion of Atalanta. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Suddenly these guns rattled out simultaneously, and the Russians, unable to advance, and standing at the head of the long broad thoroughfare, were swept down with awful swiftness and with scarcely any resistance. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The brutality and swiftness of the cruel sentence came to mind after witnessing the carnage in shares of Netflix and Research in Motion. Netflix And RIM Taken Out And Shot, The Sound Of Inevitability 2011-09-16T23:12:51Z That he had once loved her with all the force and swiftness of his character, Caroline understood as perfectly as she had come to understand that he now loved her no longer. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Only swiftness beyond reckoning could save the invaders; in general when a Tartar band was overtaken by troops of the Commonwealth it was lost beyond rescue. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z With wings, because of her swiftness, and sometimes also as riding on a rainbow. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Of course he could run along the wall until he came to a place where he could drop to the ground far from the old man, and then his swiftness of foot would save him. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z Then you must accustom yourself to the strength and spring of your bow, and it is well to know your arrows individually, their swiftness and peculiarities of flight. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z The man who acts with uniform certainty is not a man of weak desire, but one whose desires run with strength and swiftness in a uniform direction. Determinism or Free-Will? 2011-09-10T02:00:27.557Z The defenders were cut with such regularity and swiftness that the eye could not follow the motion of the sabres. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Such thankfulness will bind us to glad obedience, and will give swiftness to the foot and eagerness to the will, to run in the way of God’s commandments. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Away sped the archery boats with just one wild hurrah! and to see the swiftness with which they bounded along to meet Kara-Kara’s fleet considerably astonished its sailors. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The immediate object of the girls, who throw in turn, is to see who can make it go furthest, but grace and swiftness of flight are also points to be considered. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z Don't you remember my telling you that Liszt has an inconceivable lightness, swiftness and smoothness of execution? Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z If we are to advance like a thunderbolt,—and our entire calculation lies in swiftness,—I do not know whether the Prussian and Swedish cavalry will be useful. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z What struck me most at the first meeting were the steadiness of his glance, the swiftness of his movement, and the rhythm of his tread. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z The balloon shot downward with a sickening swiftness. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z The character of the exploit, calling for special strength, swiftness, agility, or endurance, helps to determine the name chosen, or adds a qualifying word descriptive of some poetic or picturesque quality in the action. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z He brought food for Mrs Krige, and soup for the sick baas, and laid and cleared the table with surprising swiftness and care. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Growing rich in this manner, they lost none of their swiftness, well-nigh superhuman. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Celerity, swiftness of accomplishment that was almost magical, had become the Mirapolitan order of the day. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Without, of course, awaiting this result, the girl—throwing down her treasures of thyme and rosemary—had turned and run, with the swiftness of terror, to the house. In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 2011-08-25T02:00:34.247Z Sometimes the idea of bravery or swiftness conveyed by the name of animal or bird is combined with another suggestive of dignity, sacredness, mystery, or magic; as, for example, “Thunder Bear,” or “Spirit Buffalo.” Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z With amazing swiftness he was on his feet. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z |
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