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But some critics say the consequences could have been more serious if not for quick-thinking control-room operators who manually activated the diesel generators and ECCS.
Japan Plant Had Earlier Alert Chester Dawson 2011
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Bill: It is more difficult to explain, or understand, how the banking/finance group of inside insiders could exploit 9/11 by quick-thinking action in the midst of the events happening that day, than to explain and understand on the other hand, simply, that they were 'in the know' and party to setting things up and advance planning, hence their timely split-second coordinated exploitation.
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Army needs more quick-thinking, strong, highly disciplined soldiers.
SimCity Baghdad 2010
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But some critics say the consequences could have been more serious if not for quick-thinking control-room operators who manually activated the diesel generators and ECCS.
Japan Plant Had Earlier Alert Chester Dawson 2011
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Without getting too much into specifics, there have been times – many times – when I have needed someone decisive, quick-thinking and very defensive to step in and make the immediate decisions to prevent me from coming to harm – physical, emotional or spiritual.
Battle-Worn (A Chat with the General) « Looking for Roots 2009
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Some amazing quick-thinking people managed to save many lives.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Recommended Reading List December 2009 2010
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The best reaction came off-camera as some quick-thinking director immediately threw up a replay of Harrington's almost identical watery meltdown at the Bridgestone Invitational last week.
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This was both embarrassing and undignified, so one of the quick-thinking royal pages pushed aside the mounting block and substituted a table of greater height on which Alexander could rest his feet in royal splendor.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Some amazing quick-thinking people managed to save many lives.
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Some amazing quick-thinking people managed to save many lives.
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