Political hopes for a swift and smooth transition to democracy have been dashed.

向民主快速顺利的过渡的政治愿望已经破灭了。

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With a swift movement, Matthew Jerrold sat upright.

马修·杰罗德迅速地坐直了。

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After the election there was a swift transfer of power.

大选之后权力迅速交接。

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U.S.Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the leaders are close to consensus, and there is a need for swift action.

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"There is a degree of unanimity that there must be swift and effective action taken against the Taliban in Pakistan,".

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It was a swift and angry reaction from Israel when the Palestinians said this week they would push unilaterally for the U.N.Security Council to endorse an independent state for them.

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

NEWYORKER: Stone Mattress

Bankers have sometimes been accused of underpricing deals so that their investment clients can make a swift killing on a firm's shares.

ECONOMIST: Social-media firms see champagne; others see bubbles

He called for a swift conclusion to a current ambulance service review.

BBC: Ambulance targets missed for ninth month in a row