Word: quicked
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Other branches of the service are trying to mimic or duplicate the role of the Marine Corps by imitating its fast-and-flexible style; the Army, for example, is developing lightly equipped divisions for quick deployment. Even more disturbing are signs that the Marines have begun to imitate some of the top-heavy characteristics of the other services: 30 years ago there was one enlisted Marine officer for every two grunts; now the ratio is 1 to 1. Less than one-third of the troops in each Marine division now have combat jobs, and the ratio of desk jobs...
Tough and quick- fisted, bright and quick- witted, Sugar Ray Leonard pulls off one of boxing' s greatest upsets. -- Campanis ejected...
Harvard (now 9-6) took a quick lead over the Orange by sweeping all three doubles matches. "We knew that if we won the doubles matches that they [Syracuse] would be down," said Harvard Captain Robin Boss...
...defense, the Crimson is equally strong. sophomore goalie Kelly Dermody continues to show improvement. Lisi Balliere and Katie McAnaney head a quick and stingy defensive corps...
...banks' quick action was apparently designed to show Brazil and the financial community that they can weather the current Latin debt crisis. In part to compensate for the Brazilian losses, banks boosted the prime rate, which is widely used in determining the interest not only on commercial credit but on home-equity and other consumer loans. The rate hike means more interest income and profits for the banks...