None of this is to say that Britain is poised for a swift exit.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

Punch on Apr. 24, 1929, before making an equally swift exit into the slumbering library stacks.

FORBES: Medialand

The others, whom they call the assertive nationalists, will be arguing for a swift exit.

ECONOMIST: American foreign policy

She did those men a favor: surely better a swift exit than a lingering decline.

NEWYORKER: Stone Mattress

His swift exit, and the appointment of director Alberto Cribiore as interim nonexecutive chairman, is reminiscent of Philip Purcell's departure from Morgan Stanley two years ago.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The Sunday Mirror believes that Smith is the only player likely to make a swift exit out of Elland Road, unless the club can meet his increased wage demands.

BBC: SPORT | The back pages

His swift exit, and the appointment of director Alberto Cribiore as interim nonexecutive chairman, is reminiscent of Philip Purcell's departure from Morgan Stanley (nyse: MS - news - people ) two years ago.

FORBES: O'Neal Steps Aside At Merrill

Not long ago, falling sick usually meant a visit to a government facility - often with an interminable wait to see a doctor, a brief examination and a swift exit through the door with a bag of unspecified tablets.

CNN: HOSPITALS IN FLUX

The club's American owner Lerner - said to be shocked at O'Neill's swift exit - has flown into Birmingham to meet Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner as the club look to replace a man who led them to sixth in the league, and to the Carling Cup final, last season.

BBC: Aston Villa hope to name Martin O'Neill successor soon