Example sentences of "[to-vb] quickly to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we saw in Chapter 2 the expansion of large capital intensive firms has been promoted in a flexible industrial structure which permits them to adjust quickly to changes in demand . |
| 2 | After landing , they are given a number and expected to conform quickly to an institutional existence in conditions worse than many of Hong Kong 's prisons . |
| 3 | Further ( 2 ) it is reasonable for a fire-engine to proceed quickly to a fire , for life and property may be in danger . |
| 4 | Being free from the constraint of responding to logged calls and from the need to react quickly to one call after another gives the neighbourhood police the opportunity to engage in prolonged contact with the public . |
| 5 | Her body seemed too languorous to react quickly to the commands her brain was issuing . |
| 6 | Ralph stood up and controlled the flames around and beckoned for the team to run quickly to the staircase . |
| 7 | One in five pairs of socks sold in Britain is made by Sherwood , which can turn around designs in a matter of hours , allowing it to respond quickly to high fashion for its high street customers which include Marks & Spencer , BhS and Littlewoods . |
| 8 | ‘ Fortunately we have been investing heavily in new plant and equipment , so we have been able to respond quickly to this rapid demand growth . ’ |
| 9 | Infolink 's ability to respond quickly to the needs of a particular industry sector is demonstrated by a number of recent initiatives . |
| 10 | claimed that firms such as hi , with a team of relevant specialists , was able to respond quickly to requests of this kind , especially now that they were equipped with a computer-aided design system ( CAS ) . |
| 11 | The investigators ' case study company is undertaking internal re-organisation precisely in order to enable it to respond quickly to transformations in the market place created by , for example , new investor protection legislation , the government withdrawal from earnings related pensions ( SERPS ) and increased competition in the intermediary market . |
| 12 | Agriculture has learned to respond quickly to technical advances and has achieved greater increases in productivity over the last 25 years than any other industry . |
| 13 | Besides entailing bearer form ( hence attractive to some types of investor ) lack of registration , disclosure and prospectus requirements also makes eurobond finance more flexible , and so allows borrowers both to take advantage of temporary shifts in relative yields , and to respond quickly to market demand . |
| 14 | With the Strategic Intent as our guiding principle , the company intends to demonstrate leadership , not only in its ability to respond quickly to new circumstances and challenges , but also to set new standards of customer service , product innovation and employee commitment . |
| 15 | The ability to think on one 's feet is of great benefit to a salesperson , since he will be required to modify his sales presentation to suit the particular needs and problems of his various customers and to respond quickly to unusual objections and awkward questions . |
| 16 | They have lacked both the technical and the financial resources needed to adapt quickly to the energy cost hikes of 1973 and 1979 . |
| 17 | In the last 40 years , the Puerto Rican people have had to adapt quickly to many changes . |
| 18 | Widnes 's coach , Doug Laughton , says that the asking price will be ‘ realistic ’ so as to enable Grima to move quickly to a new club . |
| 19 | That is admitted it , the defendants also erm that Mr had told them that he , the bank had approved the loan facilities an and that he wanted to move quickly to er exchange of contracts . |
| 20 | And with divers on long bottom times , the supervisor needs them to return quickly to the basket , so that he can recover them for in-water decompression . |
| 21 | From a massive deficit of £281mi1lion in 1984–5 , the year of the miners ' strike , the sector was able to recover quickly to break-even point and then achieve a handsome surplus of £69million in 1988–9 . |
| 22 | The relationship with HP ( which HP has cemented with an 8% equity stake ) , will contribute around 5% to Sequoia 's figures this year , expected to rise quickly to 20% when the PA fault-tolerant boxes come on stream . |