Usage of "short" | TermGallery

National aspirations were encouraged, within limits; 'autonomy' fell far short of self-determination. 
 The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919 

International rights groups said the vote fell well short of democratic standards. 
 Reuters 

What are the short and long term health effects of cannabis use? 
 Radio NZ 

The investing process from there was fairly easy: long Japan, short France. 
 The quants: how a new breed of math whizzes conquered wall stree... 

The company needed to address short-term liquidity problems first, the source said. 
 Reuters 

Einhorn publicly disclosed a short position in the company a year ago. 
 Reuters 

The company resumed its forced march after a short ten minutes' rest. 
 The Sword of Shannara 

In short: The most likely answer to this question is more delays. 
 The South African 

Spyker said it would continue work to secure short and medium-term funding. 
 BBC 

That's a really short time but it's the reality of the market. 
 The Irish Times 

However, high limb recurrence rates and short duration of response need improvement. 
 Pubmed 

A short time ago, the Prime Minister spoke at a press conference. 
 Radio NZ 

Of course our definition of short term will be different to others. 
 Radio NZ 

We're also concerned about the problem of short-term thinking in environmental issues. 
 Wired 

Despite some short term volatility, it has been a pretty good result. 
 News.com.au 

However the reforms the official described fell short of Kagame's initial proposals. 
 The South African 

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