Like most emails between professionals they were "quick exchanges" that were "dashed off" said Professor Longley.
"Wool" started as a short story that Mr. Howey dashed off in three weeks.
He sat down at his computer and dashed off a posting on Squidoo.
He dashed off a late application, where by a stroke of luck it was fielded and accepted by Mr. Dodd.
Two weeks later they loaded up the Jeep and dashed off to Boston for a demo--but didn't win either account.
Adam Hanft, CEO of marketing firm Hanft Projects, also dashed off a quick e-mail to Forbes, the best snippets of which follow.
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The service, by the way, was very attentive: When we pronounced the wine a bit tannic and closed, our waiter dashed off to get a decanter.
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It doesn't sound like the right place to archive messages thumbed on a cell phone or dashed off in the Web page text box of a Web site.
When feelings run high, an ill-judged letter can cause as much emotional damage as any dashed-off online posting.
Mr. Grahame-Smith dashed it off in six weeks, and Quirk printed just 10, 000 copies.
Surrey-bound Steven Davies, who dashed straight off after the match to join the England squad in South Africa, made 33 from 22 balls.
The music has that deceptively dashed-off quality that is characteristic of younger-than-Neil hip-hop performers, punk-inspired rockers and the rare musicians of Neil Young's generation who haven't settled into complacent craftsmanship.
Yet hopes that 2012 would be the year when America's economy at last shook off its lethargy seem dashed.
The agony of gymnast Naoya Tsukahara, whose hopes for an individual all-around medal were dashed last Wednesday when he inexplicably fell off the pommel horse, was obvious as he seemed to sleepwalk through his other events.
After coming from 24-6 down at half-time to win at the DW Stadium in April, any thoughts of another famous Quins comeback were quickly dashed when Wigan claimed their third try, McIlorum rounding off a fine move involving Stuart Fielden and the recalled Paul Deacon.
Hopes that Jonny Bairstow could go on to complete a maiden century were dashed when he managed to add only one to his overnight 63 before he was caught at second slip off Dewald Nel.
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