By this reader's reckoning he is now into his 50's, and there is perhaps less sheer velocity to his repartee.

But such cover was only temporary; soon he was in the final lap, and had to depend on sheer velocity.

"I think people could see the madness in our eyes and the sheer velocity of the energy we had."

The sheer velocity might shake them apart at any moment, without warning.

But its lasting effect lies in the sheer velocity and impact of seismic cultural change.

But it is not only his sheer velocity that captivates us; we are drawn as well to his eye at the center of the storm.

He was dazed by wind, spray, exertion, the needling sun, and sheer velocity.

The only risk, Mr. Ossad said is that "the sheer velocity of growth creates its own problems."

But they also revealed more than sheer velocity.

The sheer velocity and intensity of his rhyming takes the breath away.