Sentence examples for have been speedy from inspiring English sources

In comparison with that fiasco, these elections have been speedy and smooth.The outcome is a political coup for Italy's prime minister, Matteo Renzi, who urged his fractured centre-left Democratic Party to unite around Mr Mattarella in the fourth round.

A messy compromise was reached: Mr Duisenberg got the job, but said that he planned to step down halfway through his eight-year term in favour of a French candidate, presumably Mr Trichet.From EMS to euroTensions and teething troubles notwithstanding, preparations for the single currency have been speedy.

This delayed privatisation and investment; compensation without restitution would have been speedier.

Had policymakers focused on the income-based measure, their reaction might have been speedier and better informed.Other arguments will continue to fester.

As a result of the self-certification procedure and the new examiners, the waiting time for approvals should shrink "to 4 or 5 weeks," he said, but some initial approvals have been speedier.

The magnitude and sudden onset of the flood disaster in Mozambique has left the Commission, as well as Member States and other donors, with the question of whether relief response could not have been speedier, as has also been pointed out in this debate.

MR. O'NEAL'S ascent since then has been speedy but far from linear.

As makeovers go, Colombia's has been speedy: from no-go zone to upmarket destination in just a few years.

They ranged in size from 1.5 to 7 metres (5 to 23 feet) and show evidence of having been speedy runners.

Her rise has been speedy and bump-free – no wonder she seems as quick and winning in the flesh as she does on screen.

Cara made her modelling debut for Vogue Italia with photographer Bruce Weber at the age of 10 and her rise up the ranks has been speedy.