Mr Yeltsin ruled out a quick currency union.

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"It's seen as a blow to the country's hopes of a quick entry to the European Union, " he said.

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While the NFL appeal should be resolved soon, Benson should not expect quick resolution on his claim against the union.

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President Bush used his final State of the Union speech Monday to call for a quick shot in the arm for the economy in "a period of uncertainty" and touted last year's progress in the ongoing war in Iraq.

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After the launch of the euro in 1999 the bond markets were quick to shake off their doubts about the durability of monetary union without a common fiscal or economic policy.

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The deal would create a new giant in the natural gas pipeline business, giving billionaire Carl Icahn a quick bang for his buck after the activist investor reported a large stake in Southern Union back in March.

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Jackson brought his troops around, in a quick march, and arranged them in a broad front, in the woods that the Union commander on the right flank had judged to be impenetrable.

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