The swallow is also notably cited in several of William Shakespeare's plays for the swiftness of its flight; for example: "True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings" from Act 5 of Richard III, and "I have horse will follow where the game Makes way, and run like swallows o'er the plain".
The imagined danger is all the more frightening for the swiftness of her acceptance the toll many women pay to make the experience of danger go away.
Mr Rehnquist's taste for swiftness and finality, though not necessarily for the ultimate sanction, seems to suit him to this job perfectly.
The $168 billion measure, which was approved by both houses of Congress with uncommon swiftness, includes rebates for taxpayers and incentives for businesses, all intended to bolster the sagging economy.
Nichols was a great raconteur, bringing to his stories both his swiftness of mind and the gift for mimicry that had made him famous as one half of the glorious high-wire improvisational-comedy act Nichols and May.
Much the same could be said of Bolaño himself, which, sadly, wouldn't be all that surprising were it not for the scale and swiftness of his conquest of the US.
The swiftness of change makes those responsible for corporate decisions more insecure, and more paranoid.
The struggle for survival between cooperators and defectors leads to an arms race for swiftness in adjusting social ties, based purely on a self-regarding, individual judgement.
The struggle for survival between cooperators and defectors leads to an arms race for swiftness in adjusting the ties, based on a self-regarding judgment.
There was praise from across the political spectrum for Harper's achievements and the swiftness of his resignation.
