The fighting provoked swift condemnation from other countries, angry that Ethiopia, in particular, is at war again when as many as eight million of its people face hunger because of drought.

Her swift condemnation of Guinevere, rather than of Bedwyr, for giving way to a hurtful love.

So there is an even a stronger case for a swift condemnation.

The Iraqis tried to block the inspection, resulting in a standoff that lasted several days and brought swift condemnation of Iraq by the United Nations Security Council.

His imprisonment prompted swift condemnation from Mr. Khatami's Government, and prompted a public outcry that soon began to spill over into street demonstrations.

The remarks immediately provoked international controversy as well as swift condemnation from government officials in Israel, Europe, and the United States.

Adams cited the "swift public condemnation" of former mayor and governor Neil Goldschmidt in 2004 by the news media as weighing heavily in his decision to lie.

Beyond the outcry among local journalists, the move against La Voie and another critical paper, Le Republicain, provoked swift condemnation from diplomats and international press groups.

But his comments drew swift condemnation from Colombia's President, Cesar Gaviria Trujillo.

This brought a swift condemnation from the U.S. State Department.