"Have a quick rifle through your cupboards and fridge and jot down a note of the countries of origin for each food product," Mark Lynas wrote in his popular handbook "Carbon Counter," published last year by HarperCollins.
Newspapers I pick up the Sun or the Mirror and try to have a quick look through the Guardian every day, as we get those delivered to the office, but I don't always have time to read a newspaper as my week days are always very full-on.
I'm not going to look at your decision to do a Ph.D. per se, as I've done that previously, however, I'd encourage you to have a quick read through that column to be sure a Ph.D. is a positive choice rather than a case of just taking what is on offer.
I settled down to have a quick flick through (whilst gorging on the box of Quality Street) but something caught my eye.
If you are studying or have a particular topic of interest or quickly locate the book that contains all your knowledge on this subject, you may have a quick look through the pages if you wish.
(CPD=Continuing Professional Development) I would be fairly confident but sure I have all the resources here so I can have a quick look and go through them, I wouldn't know all of it off the top of my head, some of it I would.
The tool developed in this study can be of immense practical value for petroleum engineers to have a quick check of gas flow through chokes at various conditions without opting for any field trials.
Unless you are meeting with a client, there is a natural tendency to work through lunch; you have a quick sandwich or salad at your desk while tackling yet another thing you have to do.
The transit time through the oesophagus is rapid; therefore a stopping mechanism must have a quick response time.
For instance, once a cargo container has cleared United States and Dutch inspections in Rotterdam, it is more than likely to have a quicker ride through customs in the United States.
