How To Use Run short In A Sentence
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This has the effect of cutting mortgage interest when your cheque account is in credit, or increasing it when funds run short.
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This was a stroke of good luck: already we were on half rations, and provant for men and mules threatened to run short.
The Land of Midian
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Grass will run short of water first but bluegrass that turns brown from dry weather is only dormant and not dead.
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According to their argument, the problem was that the government might run short of funds necessary for national defense "if we shulde have solde such juelles, plate or other riche hanginges for the said perfourmaunce of the will.
From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
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Macalester fought hard to come back and fell just one run short in the end.
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A few years ago environmentalists argued that fertiliser would soon run short, because it is made using natural gas, a fossil fuel.
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Her father had grown used to woman's ministrations; he needed them for his precious little heir, and he knew his daughter moreover for a severe judge, and did not want to alienate her and lose her services; so they got on fairly well together, and she shared his luncheon, during which a message came up about the carriage; and as there had been an application for some nursery needment, and moreover black-edged envelopes had run short, there was just purpose enough for a drive to the little town.
Nuttie's Father
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I had many thoughts about poor Cousin Mason, and feel relieved from them by what has taken place, though I doubt you will run short of the possibles before I get home, so I inclose a 2 Pound Note for I have taken for the free three Harps, and do not spend much — I will now tell you more of my late proceedings.
Letter 194
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Mr Quirk said he did not doubt fishermen's accounts that they saw at least one bulk carrier a day using what they called rat-run shortcuts through the reef.
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Practices with less stable populations would have to run shorter cycles to achieve similar detection rates.
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American financial firm to run short of cash.
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Or in the face of dissent when his party had lost their way and run short of food the avid Bible student resorted to his Scriptures.
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American financial firm to run short of cash.
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American financial firm to run short of cash.
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Such stocks can sometimes run short - term horse, but most will be pushed further adjust.
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SWA executives said this surge in popularity, built on the growth of an affluent, image-conscious middle class in emerging markets in South America and Asia, could mean that some distilleries and producers might temporarily run short of supplies, as whisky production has a "lag time" of 10 to years or more.
Scotch whisky exports to Asia rising so fast that supplies may run short
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The city was under siege and began to run short of food.
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A few years ago environmentalists argued that fertiliser would soon run short, because it is made using natural gas, a fossil fuel.
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Their systems may run short of calcium or magnesium point where they physically collapse.
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Practices with less stable populations would have to run shorter cycles to achieve similar detection rates.
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American financial firm to run short of cash.
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Their systems may run short of calcium or magnesium point where they physically collapse.
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He was dismissed just one run short of his ninth Test fifty with the score on 215 but he had ensured the team had posted a safe score, though conceding a lead of 58 runs.
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They had run short of fuel.
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It was highly probable, too, that among the victims about to be transported were many who had been his own subjects; for these African potentates do not scruple to make merchandise of their own people, when cash or "cowries" run short, and their enemies have been too strong to be captured.
Ran Away to Sea
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If the vanguard gets too far ahead of the supply train, it will run short of food, fuel and ammunition.
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The new creature eats too much fruit . We are going to run short, most likely.
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He was packing a supply of light needfuls, of which the lumbermen had unexpectedly run short, and he was pressing forward in haste to avoid
The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life
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They had run short of fuel.
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A few years ago environmentalists argued that fertiliser would soon run short, because it is made using natural gas, a fossil fuel.
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American financial firm to run short of cash.
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