While Mr. Bush scored a quick, major victory with the tax cut, for example, his energy initiatives and his "faith-based" plan for federal aid to religious groups that perform social services have run into the kind of political cross-currents that are rarely seen in corporate America.
"First and foremost, I believe what the club needs today is a very quick, major injection of capital to stabilise things and I can give the Rangers supporters a categorical assurance that I have the resources and ability to get this club back to its elite level," he said.
Mills believes that due to their size, and their shareholders' expectations of quick returns, major labels don't think artists who won't sell at least half a million albums as worthy of investment.
Often it seemed that one battery-powered voice would set off a cascade of responses: two notes from here and there and over there in quick succession, major third answered by minor third as if arguing over the key, or like automotive mating calls across the asphalt jungle.
Conversely, increased coverage of chemotherapy and getting to chemotherapy quicker were major drivers of model outputs.
Such is Bolt's dominance of the event, he does not have to be at his quickest to win major championships.
His quick ascension to major league stardom was somewhat surprising back home.
Swimmers recover quicker and, during major international competitions, generally compete in fewer rounds than runners.
Do a quick scan of major exhibitions in big American museums in the past few years and Africa's barely there.
Analysts cited a variety of factors for the improved performance of domestic stock mutual funds, including the quick end to major fighting in Iraq, a reduction in taxes and a cut in interest rates.
