Sentence examples for measures swiftly from inspiring English sources

Half-hearted attempts to get the company back on track have fizzled because it is unwilling to accept that financial restructuring means taking painful measures swiftly and decisively.

A lawsuit from the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center forced the parish to repeal the "blood relative" ordinance, but other measures swiftly followed, all designed to keep the district as white as possible.

On Monday, Mario Draghi, the departing Bank of Italy president and the next president of the European Central Bank, became the latest European leader to pressure Mr. Berlusconi to approve the austerity measures swiftly.

Mr. Allen said BlueNext had suggested to the European Commission the creation of an electronic notice board so that national registries could report suspicions about stolen permits as soon as they were identified, allowing traders and exchanges to take precautionary measures swiftly.

Mr. Daschle said today that if a deal was reached soon he would call on the Senate to pass the measure swiftly.

Most of these measures were swiftly seconded by the European Union.

BEIJING — Emergency measures came swiftly in Harbin, the northeastern city blanketed with hazardous smog this week: Schools were shut down, buses ordered off the roads, the airport closed, police roadblocks set up to check tailpipe emissions from cars.

I intend that the United States will take all necessary measures to swiftly eliminate any significant vulnerability to both physical and cyber attacks on our critical infrastructures, including especially our cyber systems.

Regions that are currently under disease surveillance may need to expand rapidly and control measures implemented swiftly.

With a similar measure moving swiftly through the Senate, the decision by the House increases the prospects for a rare confrontation between Mr. Bush and Congress.

For good measure it swiftly announced a governing coalition with a bunch of smaller parties; the coalition now accounts for nearly 300 seats.