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  • "Hastily" -- without knowing the person well or considering their character or dispositions; without trying to discover whether they are sober, industrious, virtuous, and the like; whether they know and practice their religion, or whether, on the contrary, they are given to vices forbidden by good morals, and totally forgetful of their religious duties.

    Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead

  • "But if our rulers -" Hastily: "If most of the government endorses what we do, who cares about mobs?" she asked.

    Explorations ANDERSON, Poul 1981

  • Hastily rolling up his map, Dick took off toward the trees.

    Unleashed John F. Kennedy 2011

  • Pretty words Hastily thrown together on a website do not a campaign make, .. absent were any indication of your support or acknowledgment of the “Tea Parties”, or the word Conservative!

    Bart Stupak (D, MI-01) cuts and runs. | RedState 2010

  • Hastily we threw the magazine clippings back towards the tire, not worrying about putting them back exactly how we found them.

    Cul-de-sac Katie McCoach 2011

  • Hastily rolling up his map, Dick took off toward the trees.

    Unleashed John F. Kennedy 2011

  • Hastily the proprietor added two more dollars, and Daughtry promised.

    CHAPTER XVIII 2010

  • Hastily written jumbles of thoughts that flood your inbox like a plague of locusts.

    Lisa Earle McLeod: Writing Shortcuts That Make You More Successful and Better Loved Lisa Earle McLeod 2011

  • Hastily he tried to refill the glass and get it to his lips; but glass and decanter were sent smashing to the floor.

    CREATED HE THEM 2010

  • Hastily concocted to satisfy the European Central Bank, which stepped in to buy Italian bonds last week after interest rates soared, the cuts have been criticised for threatening to strangle economic growth when Italy needs it most.

    Berlusconi fights for political life after new austerity measures spark wave of anger 2011

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