On May 7, 1915, a German torpedo sent the ship to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean in just 18 minutes-its speedy descent into the depths occurring far too fast for most of those aboard to make it to the lifeboats.

At 5 feet 3 inches and 115 pounds, Sachs may not seem to be the perfect size for the speediest descent down a mountain, but then, aren't we all filled with misconceptions like that?

On a speedy descent Monday, he nearly went over the edge of a mountain when his brakes locked and his front wheel skidded, so the loss of 35 seconds had to be taken in perspective.

I prayed - I wearied heaven with my prayer for its more speedy descent.

"you get out of 'ere this minute or i'll----" a large upraised hand threatened a speedy descent on his ear, and william, surrendering to superior forces, carried out a successful strategic retreat.

At the top of the sheer precipice above the falls of the river, she grabbed the vine she had attached there for speedy descent.

In a wet and cold rain and fog, the climbs grew tortured and the speedy descents became a test of nerve, skill and equipment.

She had forgotten to bring Tsstu but she could see the black blot against the red of the rock where the little creature was making a speedy descent.

FINDING a stairway, The Shadow made a speedy descent.

The camera continues its speedy descent to the 112th-story balcony of a steel gray apartment building, where it focuses on the pensive face of our hero, a giant lizard man named Fizzle.