Sentence examples for they were swift from inspiring English sources

His tempos sometimes lagged, but even when they were swift, the orchestra lacked energy and momentum.

But they were swift to start rounding up suspects once the rioting had died out later that night.

Whatever the reason for the boy's journey, as soon as the Taliban discovered his family's involvement with the Afghan Local Police, a local militia trained by American forces, they were swift with their punishment, local officials said.

They were swift runners, but were apparently slower than the mainland birds, due to being fat.

They are swift and chaotic, with rapidly spreading side-effects.

"It's not giallo, it's not really elaborate or protracted; they're swift, almost casual.

They are swift to administer and they give the police considerable discretion in dealing with low-level criminals.

They are swift swimmers; the bottlenose can attain speeds of nearly 30 km/hr (18.5 mph) in short bursts, and common dolphins are even faster.

In the pas de deux of regret and recrimination that follows, Shenkman and Linney play expertly together; they're swift and smart, and they make their quicksilver shifts of mood sparkle with nervy implication.

Once Iraq ceases to be an active fight and becomes a historical controversy, will they be Swift-boated?

They are swift-sized and fly high over paths or waterways, on the same route each night.