Word: swiftness
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...than a mopping-up operation, and for several days world opinion was badly misled. The Suez war of 1956 took only 100 hours. The 1967 war lasted a mere six days. The speed and style of the Israelis-and the ineptness of the Arabs-had accustomed the world to swift battles in the Middle East, if not to peaceful solutions. Another, perhaps even swifter battle seemed reasonable this time...
...encirclements and pulling back to safety. By the third day, Israel's 95,000-man standing army had been backed up by 180,000 reservists. They rushed into battle with verve and determination. It was the kind of battle that Israeli forces had trained for: a swift, savage mobile engagement between armored units...
...embarrassment the Nixon Administration has brought to American politics, Congressional Democrats and Republicans alike have seized upon the vice presidential nomination of their colleague of 25 years, House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford Jr. (R-Mich.), as if he indeed offered "the new beginning" the president has promised. Predicting swift confirmation, they have mistaken a hasty and politically expedient choice for a wise...
...behind this startlingly swift transformation were at first total strangers to most Chileans. Their faces are now as well known as Chile's soccer players, and something of their personal!ties has begun to emerge from the sleek, 23-story office building in downtown Santiago that serves as junta headquarters. The four leaders...
Agnew said his decision to resign and plead no contest was based on "my firm belief that the public interest requires swift disposition of the problems which are facing...