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Значения термина promptitude на английском

The characteristic of doing things without delay.

Использование термина promptitude на английском
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All the self-possession and promptitude of the Indians returned in a moment.
The Walrus Hunters: A Romance of the Realms of Ice
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The lively promptitude of feeling hurries our judgment beyond its natural pace.
The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 / An Historical Novel
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He heard the pleadings and made his decisions with ease and promptitude.
Six Women
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With equal promptitude, all Spaniards and Spanish goods were seized in England.
England under the Tudors
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James was flattered by their promptitude, and the act passed in 1604.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
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His enemies, on the other hand, had acted with the utmost promptitude.
Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1
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Deprived of this minister, the designs of Sixtus proceeded with less promptitude.
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy / From the Earli...
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Two witnesses were brought, and the business was settled with commendable promptitude.
Argentina from a British Point of View, and Notes on Argentine L...
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We must act on the military principles of judgment, promptitude, and energy.
The Wife, and Other Stories
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As such they deserve to be put down with promptitude and decision.
State of the Union Addresses
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The merchant was a man of few words, but of great promptitude.
Precaution: A Novel
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This business transaction was conducted with a counting-house promptitude that astonished me.
Redburn. His First Voyage / Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and...
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And with soundless promptitude the man withdrew, thankful to make his escape.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
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He said no more, but finished his own breakfast with businesslike promptitude.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
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He was answered instantly, with an unflinching promptitude he had scarcely expected.
The Way of an Eagle
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Generally speaking, however, this promptitude has but rare occasions for achieving success.
The Principles of Success in Literature
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