The blue antelope, (blauwe bock) is really of a blueish colour, but when killed soon loses the velvet-like appearance of its fur.

Mr. Cheney: […] to move in the direction of deciding that the only way to get anything done, to cut through the red tape, to be able to move aggressively, is to have it done, in effect, inside the boundary of the White House. […] Mr. North: […] there are certainly times when one has to cut through the tape.

Sir, there are several things still to be done and said about the working of the Bombay Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board. It might perhaps be said that the task is a Herculian task.

The boat made a sharp half-turn to larboard, and then shot off in its new direction like a thunderbolt.