Sentence examples for a quick and firm from inspiring English sources

The government must have hoped that a quick and firm response would stamp out the protests.

But once that threshold is crossed, take a quick and firm response.

Stick the needle straight into the skin at a 90 degree angle with a quick and firm motion.

After your cat has played with it, just put it on her or him with a quick and firm action.

Heading the office and WAYS requires an ability to develop contacts and build relationships, a good deal of diplomacy and organisational skills, a large amount of creativity, and openness to other people's opinions and ideas, but at the same time an ability to make quick and firm decisions, when necessary.

Double thread with 35° spiral helix empowers quick and firm installation.

Signing and complying with the compact has thus become a quick and effective way for developing-country firms to upgrade their behaviour, and demonstrate that they have done so.Often they sign up because they want to do business in developed markets, or within the supply chains of Western multinationals.

She gives me a quick but firm embrace.

This period was not entirely happy; a scholarly ability to see all sides of a question, along with an ingrained desire not to upset his colleagues, sometimes made it hard for him to make a quick or firm decision.

Harvey did not issue a walk until there were two outs in the eighth, at which point Collins emerged from the dugout, ending the rookie's night with a quick word and a firm pat on the backside.

The headphones require a quick, firm touch to sense your current heart-rate and the information is audibly presented in to your ears.