In his haste to make Corning powerful overseas, and not merely an investor, Houghton had picked up control of Sovirel in France and what became Corning Ltd. in the United Kingdom.

FORBES: The Trials Of Amory Houghton Jr.

Anglophiles should make haste to New Haven, Conn.

FORBES: Copy Of 'Magna Carta' On Display In New Haven

In its haste to make a statement on the current debate recently, the Royal Society asserted that a belief that all species on earth have always existed in their present form, ....is "not consistent with the evidence from geology, astronomy and physics".

BBC: A POINT OF VIEW