swift return
collocation in Englishmeaningsofswiftandreturn
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swift
adjective
uk/swɪft/us/swɪft/
happening or moving quickly or within a short time, especially in a smooth and ...
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return
noun
uk/rɪˈtɜːn/us/rɪˈtɝːn/
an occasion when someone goes or comes back to a place where they ...
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(Definition ofswiftandreturnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofswift return
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They provide a summary remedy for theswiftreturnof children to the proper forum for that decision.
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As far as the recovery is concerned, all reports indicate aswiftreturnto normal.
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I look forward to discussing it again once it returns, and hope that it will be a fairlyswiftreturn.
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We must hope that there will be aswiftreturnto normalcy.
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All co-operation must be conditional on theswiftreturnto democracy.
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We hope for their safe andswiftreturn.
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Clause 3 has been drafted to allow a smooth, uncomplicated andswiftreturnto devolution.
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Unless we can eradicate the disease quickly, there will be noswiftreturnto normality for the areas affected.
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Nothing must imperil theirswiftreturn.
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He is rewarded by theswiftreturnof his girlfriend and the admiration of onlookers.
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We hope for a peaceful and just resolution to the political unrest currently taking place and theswiftreturnto stability.
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However, as a minority administration it was not expected to last, and aswiftreturnof the former administration was anticipated.
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They made aswiftreturnto the top flight gaining promotion in the 1987-88 season.
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Another consequence of the managing agents' conservative attitude towards capital was their insistence that the capital they employed should show swift returns and thus never be committed for too long.
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Swift returned to work and his life continued, but it was continuation from mere momentum rather than any desire to live.
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