With the rapid response, he said, "my sense is you get 60-40 play".
That's when the rapid response of the variable transmission comes into play.
Four died and 29 were injured in the attack, and Bland's men were the "rapid response unit", first on the scene.
The rapid response of politicians to the recent global financial crisis showed, according to Smith, that "they could act quickly and at scale if they are sufficiently motivated".
The clubbiness of the Hong Kong's elite was behind the rapid response, as were measures that grew from Hong Kong's unusually extensive experience with bank runs.
Justine Greening, the international development secretary, approved DfID's proposal of support within one hour on the evening of Saturday 9 November, activating the rapid response facility.
Analysts generally agree that Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign represented the beginning of the "rapid response" operations that are now widely emulated by political professionals.
As with the chancellor's hot line, most of Region 8's calls were from parents with questions, even though the rapid response was mostly intended for principals.
Half of the rapid response stockpile is stored in Switzerland and the other half is in the United States, she said.
But the rapid response persuaded everyone involved, including Iversen and the Army laboratory, to launch a major new research effort into antisense and viruses.
Ivereigh said the rapid response showed both the church's "renewed transparency and accountability" and its desire for the election of Benedict's successor to proceed as uncontroversially as possible.
