Sentences with phrase «alacrity in»

Yet the practicality of carrying out such a program with alacrity in response to a climate emergency is dubious.

Nicholas Waterboer, the Griqua leader, offered to place the territory under British administration - an offer that was accepted with alacrity in late 1871.

Yet the practicality of carrying out such a program with alacrity in response to a climate emergency is dubious.

The government's alacrity in commissioning the high - speed rail extension makes its procrastination over London's airport capacity look even more complacent.

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«I think that given that their main product has got to get through in the morning with lots of alacrity.

The alacrity with which viewers zip through commercials when watching TV stored on their DVRs suggests that an awful lot of people believe ads are unnecessary intrusions that should have been left behind in the analog age.

As CNBC wrote last week, this seesaw dynamic between tech and bank stocks is «happening in the context of an overall market that has become quite selective and eclectic, with stocks and sectors rotating in and out of favor with unusual alacrity.»

We must admire the Patriarch's grasp of the essential conflict which exists in society, especially in modern Europe which is embracing secularism with alacrity.

He is in and out of helicopters, war zones, and armed caravans with the alacrity of a gospel - toting James Bond.

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While the alacrity with which courts are prepared to step into political / moral issues can be questioned, the religious character their actions assume when they do step in can not be.

And it seemed to me that I found a perfect willingness, quietness, and alacrity of soul in consenting that it should be so, if it were most for the glory of God, so that there was no hesitation, doubt, or darkness in my mind.

HORSE RACING — JEWEL»S REWARD, fiery Maine Chance bay colt with eye on Derby roses, responded with alacrity when stung by whip in stretch, pulled away from Noureddin to win $ 59,500 Wood Memorial at Jamaica (see below) by half length after surviving foul claim by runner - up.

On education, Michael Gove's alacrity for supply - side reforms has taken shape in a comprehensive programme of Academisation of secondary schools and some primary schools.

That Ed Balls didn't even receive a sign - off on last week's much derided VAT poster, and the alacrity with which his team were keen to let the world know this fact, speaks volumes for the dysfunction in Labour's campaign machine.

The «taxpayer - first» Hein administration can move with amazing alacrity at times, especially in its dealings with the legislature.

In reality, science generally pushes forward with all the alacrity of tectonic plates, painstakingly testing and disproving theories until new laws emerge.

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She responds with coquettish alacrity to his advances, accepting a dinner invitation with her «hungry boy» and readily adopting the recently vacated position of in - house muse as he fusses over her slender figure and marvels at what she considers her flat - chested imperfections.

The engine makes 86 percent of its torque from 2000 rpm, so it goes with real alacrity: Mercedes claims 0 to 62 mph in 3.9 seconds, and the car is governed to a top speed of 199 mph.

Keep the mode selector in Normal mode and you'll be greeted with a responsive, peppy engine that moves the QX60 with surprising alacrity.

With the PASM in its firmest setting the GTS turns in with staggering alacrity and the lateral grip feels almost preposterous, as does the body control.

Mashing the pedal in the Terrain Mode's Sport setting brought seductive speed akin to a science lesson in what 510 lb - ft of torque can do to move a large mass with alacrity.

Quicker corners suck the car in with such alacrity that you often find yourself sorting out the moment very early in the turn.

The alacrity of the direction changes is just what you'd expect from such a short wheelbase, and for the most part belies the fact that the engine in front of you weighs 100 kg more than the one in the V8.

In contrast to the standard issue CLS, the CLS63's seven - speed transmission ditches a torque converter for a wet startup clutch, and shifts occur smoothly and swiftly, with extra alacrity and added steering stiffness when you click from «C» (comfort) to «S» (sport), S +, or M (manual.)

The car will dive in the direction you point it with an alacrity so far removed from the time before that you might have fitted a different set of tyres.

This sort of front - end alacrity and tenacity is not something you could have experienced in any previous - generation 911, apart from the most recent GT models.

As the road opens up, though, the Polo's DSG makes more sense, slipping between gears and shifting with an alacrity missing in most mainstream rivals.

At least the extra length and weight haven't dimmed the driving experience which, for such a large and heavy car with a new emphasis on keeping the boss in the back happy, is capable of unlikely feats of acceleration and A-to-B alacrity when called upon.

The additional 66 lb - ft of torque over the base Macan can really be felt in - gear where the S responds with even more alacrity.

The possibility of clipping apices early is a real occurrence as the GT3 turns in with such alacrity.

But it did launch with an alacrity you'd expect in a 3 - series, something that completely belies the X6 M's 5,324 pounds (ouch!).

Even high - rise pickup trucks vacate the left lane with alacrity (means «quickly,» for you truck owners) when they spot this silver Charger's crosshairs grille in the mirror.

The engine doesn't get out of bed properly until you've got a couple of thousand revs wound out, but if you keep it in that sweet spot it is very responsive, very smooth and zings the capable C - HR around with real alacrity.

The Territory Titanium's handling alacrity is helped by 18 - inch alloy wheels wearing 235 / 55 - series tyres — and is in some ways surprising given the substantial 2109 kg kerb weight.

Doesn't the fact that «T» can stand there in the shower room at our gym, confidently toweling off his tiny unit, while «O» is at home changing their spark plugs with alacrity, indicate that it is only a short stroll down a slippery slope before he is completely happy being the «girl» in their relationship, from which it is only a slight fey hop down the same slope before «T» is happily married to another man, perhaps my car mechanic, a handsome Portugese fellow I shall refer to as «J?»

With alacrity I set about downloading said app — a painfully slow process, what with the wonky Edge in the concrete bunker of an auditorium in which I was sitting.

Using the dictionary in - book was likewise smooth, and we found ourselves very impressed with the device's alacrity.

To the our dark lord I present to you this virgin girl's soul in hopes that you give me the edge to obtain this symbol of the gods, that will allow me to enjoy this boon you've sent to humanity known only as Brutal Legend, and that I may use it with precise alacrity.

«A broad spectrum of the community responded generously and with alacrity and enthusiasm to this once - in - a-lifetime opportunity to make the KMA a vital resource for the study, preservation, and promotion of Beauford Delaney's work.»

When ARTnews offered me the chance to participate in and write about my experiences in a two - week drawing «marathon» at the New York Studio School, I accepted with alacrity (hey, two weeks out of the office!)

These elements demonstrate the alacrity with which Richter had perfected the use of the «squeegee» as a tool for painting: adapted from the wipers used by window cleaners, it was only in the mid-1980s that the artist began to apply paint with them.

Given the alacrity with which people give advice on how to make this site more «popular», we receive an almost overwhelming number of comments — 125 in the past 24 hours.

No - one who understands the science believes that the present policies are adequate to the enormous task of transforming the energy economy with the alacrity necessary to limit warming to a tolerable level (assuming the rest of the world were to respond in a similar way).

That hope is probably grounded in some truth because recent events tell us that AGU is capable of dumping shame on particular members with great alacrity, though the most recent example actually had nothing to do with science per se.

But, as Bruce McEwen recently noted in a posting entitled IBM Watson & Machine Learning, in discussing how IBM Watson may affect the practice of law, «For once it would behoove us to respond with alacrity and nimbleness in place of denial, resentment, and behind - the - lines guerrilla resistance.»

The alacrity with which firms move in the direction of becoming or aspiring towards the legal publishing route will depend to a large extent on the lawyers proclivity towards engaging in the process.

Four and half months would be too long in the vast majority of cases, said Mr Justice Mann in Harrison v Hockey and another [2007] All ER (D) 336 (Mar), and four weeks has previously been held to be without the alacrity called for.