11.  The story caught evolution in unusually speedy action, and flagged bird predation as the mechanism of natural selection that drove it.

12.  This morning, during an open public hearing, a representative of the National Psoriasis Foundation pleaded for speedy action.

13.  Vincent said speedy action to prevent clotting is vital for angioplasty patients whose arteries close after a balloon procedure.

14.  Chernomyrdin praised the speedy action taken by EU and Belgian investigators to shut down Belgian meat exporters believed to have played a part in the fraud.

15.  Governor Roy Schneider promised speedy action to find the attackers.

16.  He called for speedy action on issues including prisoner release and approval for a seaport in Gaza.

17.  He called for speedy action on issues including prisoner release and approval for a seaport in Gaza, and more troop withdrawals from the West Bank.

18.  He said that speedy action needs to be taken to ensure that landfillsare efficiently managed and contamination prevented.

19.  Japan is trying to drag itself out of a recession, and speedy action from the elite financial bureaucrats is seen as crucial to bringing about a turnaround.

20.  Officials said a decree expected to be passed by the assembly will empower the president to take speedy action against threats from either inside or outside the country.