Word: swifts
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...Their swift rejection did not bother Haut “in the slightest,” he says. Haut of all people, respected the group’s irony. He was used to dealing with power-drunk group administrators...
...from the hardest hit Indonesian province of Aceh, has seen canceled bookings. At an emergency summit of the World Tourism Organization in Phuket early this month, Secretary General Francesco Frangialli called the cancellations in the region "irrational." Speaking to delegates from around the globe, he urged governments to take swift action to get the tourists back "in order to alleviate the suffering of the affected populations...
...match play started, it was difficult to determine who had the upper hand. Sophomore No. 6 Lydia Williams claimed a swift win over Yale’s Lauren Doline, 9-3, 9-3, 9-3, but co-captain Hilary Thorndike dropped an equally quick 3-0 decision to Lauren McCrery...
...told her. James Lilley, who was ambassador to both China and South Korea in the 1980s, says Pyongyang's tactics are designed to stall for time and force concessions from outsiders before sitting down to talk again. The only way to counter it, he believes, is to take swift action both jointly and alone. Japan, he argues, could cut off all shipping; South Korea could halt its many industrial and tourism projects with the North; the U.S. could again press for economic sanctions at the U.N. And the Chinese, Lilley says, could "go to the North Koreans, put their arms...
However, the miserable performance of previous events designed to utilize Loker more effectively does not doom Pub Night to a swift and ignominious end. The fundamentally better premise of Harvard Pub Night, as well as the large amount of effective energy and planning devoted to it, seems likely to result in an experience that is welcome and enjoyable. Felipe’s burritos and Pinnochio’s pizza are excellent enough in their own right; combine them with cheap beer and good music, and they can be the cornerstone for a truly enjoyable evening...