Last year also showed the importance of being quick at entering and exiting trades.
He - apparently very deliberately - did not use the word terrorism even though he has been criticised in the past for not being quick enough to use the label.
Being quick on your feet can a serious advantage in the oil business, and at number four in the world, Total is able to move faster than Exxon Mobil, BP or Shell, some analysts say.
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But it also makes it harder for Mr Bernanke to shake off the Fed's reputation for being quick to cut rates when markets are tumbling but slow to raise them when the economy picks up.
Under Mr Greenspan, whose memoirs came out this week (see article), the Fed won a name for being quick to cut rates when markets squealed but slow to raise them when the economy picked up.
The consequence of there being no quick fixes to the economic mess is debate about the failure of capitalism.
Even companies that do have ample physical barrels have learned the downside of being too quick to lock in seemingly record prices for their oil.
So, is Bernanke perhaps being too quick to stimulate?
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Persistence, loyalty, authenticity, ease in foreign environments, a lively curiosity about other people, courage, breadth of experience, worldliness, and, being a quick study, willing to wade into uncharted waters without hesitation but with a lot of sober preparation.
Before being too quick to buy into what appears to be a logical argument proposed by the GOP supporters of cross-state sales of health insurance, give some thought to how the credit card companies have been treating you these past many years.
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This season, the network will experiment with a few new ad formats, including a collection of five second-long commercial spots, or "cwickies" (the net is betting on five seconds being too quick to zap), and an entertainment news show that incorporates ads into the program rather than during its breaks.
He said the care proceedings system was "not geared to being timely and quick in the way it deals with things".
It's the kind of massive response that calls for being nimble and quick-thinking and decisive, and bureaucracies aren't famous for that.
So, once we got into spring training, my goal, and so far so good, was getting back to being short and quick.
He suffered serious injuries after being attacked twice in quick succession as he left the bar.
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Some analysts wonder whether banks are being a little too quick to offer struggling customers easier repayment terms.
Ryder, 28, was put in a medically-induced coma after being attacked twice in quick succession as he left the bar in Christchurch last Thursday.
Being able to make quick changes in speed is essential for safety, and because the Eclipse can land slowly, it can be stopped quickly on the ground.
For men with high levels of distress in childhood - which included being easily frustrated and quick to anger - the increased risk of cardiovascular disease was 17%.
On several occasions there was a distinct lack of communication between Barthez and his back line - a two-goal deficit only being prevented by the quick feet of Denis Irwin.
We will focus on being in size for this quick momentum type move, but if market conditions continue to improve JPMorgan could represent a tremendous value for a long-term buy in this area.
Far from being inflexible, he was quick to change his mind about issues such as code-sharing and even deregulation (both of which he initially denounced with a torrent of expletives) once he saw their advantages.
Nor is this the only quick-fix idea being bruited about.
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Giles is quick to point out that being a Finnish company has helped Nokia in China, too.
The quick-fix solution now being considered is to transform a derelict factory in Votanikos, a scruffy central Athens district with lots of Muslim residents, into a temporary mosque.
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Robertson then grabbed his second try after being set up by Phil Godman's quick-tap penalty.
Ever the politician, Greenberg is quick to play down the resources being spent on sandwiches and pizza.
Ever the politician, Greenberg is quick to play down the resources being spent on burritos and pizza.
The American administration has been quick to accuse these groups of being a front for al-Qaeda, thereby justifying the use of drones to attack them.
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