With investment banking operations slumping, institutions have moved swiftly to lay off staff and revamp their strategies.
As David M. Kennedy, a Stanford historian, wrote in "Freedom From Fear," the new "Congress moved swiftly to lay the New Deal finally in its grave, and then to drive a stake through its heart".
Mrs. Clinton's afternoon meeting with leaders of Egypt's Christian minority touched on one of the transition's rawest nerves: the fear that Mr. Morsi and his allies would move swiftly to lay the foundations of a pious, Muslim state.
But when they did work, the sharks killed up to seven fish at once, either in the initial attack, or swiftly after as they lay stunned in the water.
When the time is right, cuckoos lay their eggs swiftly.
Decommissioning has got nowhere, with a recent IRA offer to lay down its weapons then swiftly withdrawn, before its vague promises had barely even been read.
Lightly butter the slices of bread and lay in the pan, then move swiftly over the pan to ensure much grouse permeates the bread.
The bureau is supposed to notify all prisoners of the compassionate release program and of their chance to apply, provide standards for eligibility, and lay out steps to ensure that prisons respond swiftly to release applications.
These broader concerns will lay dormant for now, and are likely to be swiftly forgotten if the Boomers and Opals succeed in Rio.
The book explains the futuristic, near-apocalyptic setting of "Mindwheel," freeing the game to open swiftly, with the player lying "face up on a table in the stark laboratory".
