Example sentences of "act more quickly [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ What is happening in Great Britain should perhaps show Mrs Thatcher and Chancellor Lawson that they should act more quickly than anticipated in terms of bringing the currency into the EMS . ’ |
| 2 | Pierre Beregovoy , the Finance Minister , told a business meeting : ‘ What is happening in Great Britain should perhaps show Mrs Thatcher and Chancellor Lawson that they should act more quickly than anticipated in terms of bringing the currency into the EMS . ’ |
| 3 | Now he knows I am here he may be more careful , or he may act more quickly than he had planned . ’ |
| 4 | The governor of the Bank of England , Robin Leigh Pemberton , had also come under intense criticism for not acting more quickly when he became aware of fraud within BCCI . |
| 5 | This may or may not be desirable : administrators sometimes act more quickly than lawyers and judges ( they are certainly a lot less expensive ) , but they are always vulnerable to regulatory capture and they can make bad decisions if they are poorly funded and undermanned ( for some observations on this issue , see Areeda , 1992 . ) |
| 6 | This is because enzymes ( proteins that are responsible for carrying out the chemical processes within the body ) act more quickly as the temperature is raised . |
| 7 | Where a building is under imminent threat or being callously neglected , voluntary organizations may be able to act more quickly than local authorities . |