Episodes come in succession with no particular logic or association.
A consummate chameleon, Mr. Ruto joined forces, in succession, with Mr. Moi, Mr. Odinga and Mr. Kibaki.
Instead, several murders are committed in rapid succession — with no threats, no struggle, no rationale, just point-blank gunfire.
A Metropolitan police officer fired eight shots in rapid succession, with no warning, six of which hit Rodney.
Drafts of the same scenes are played in succession, with an actor announcing the switch to a different version.
She could hit clay pigeons in quick succession with her shotgun held upside down in her left or right hand.
Spain won three penalty corners in quick succession with less than four minutes left but failed to score.
There is countrywide anxiety over the royal succession with both the yellow and red shirts seeking to solidify their position in the country's future.
The candidates with the fewest votes will drop out in succession, with their supporters' second preference votes redistributed until someone has 50% of support.
The house sparrow retained its top spot for the eighth year in succession, with an average of four per garden, an increase of 10%.
It was an inauspicious start, but Michael reigned for 32 years, and there was a smooth succession, with his son Alexis becoming tsar in 1645.
