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  • Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
  • Hmm... a bit of Googling produces this short book review by Charles Solomon, which has the line: "As an essayist, Didion lacks the hyaline profundity of Susan Sontag or the classical erudition of Marguerite Yourcenar ... Making Light: Open thread 136
  • I have seen far too many people give up too quickly on their programs after a few short weeks.
  • I stuck some in once when we were a bit short and the old bat threatened to stop it out of my wages.
  • This being Los Angeles, and me being a hick from the sticks, I was only a few feet away from asking the shorter guy for an autograph, when I chickened out.
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  • Men with short back and sides dressed in gleaming white singlets and shorts set off downriver while a little coxswain in a cap urges them on.
  • The rally has defied all odds and logic with only two, short interruptions since it began its climb in August 1982.
  • The cells divide and change until they have a head and short tail, like tadpoles.
  • This regime should have been more than adequate to demonstrate any significant short-term effects of reduced sleep.
  • A reduced short chain fatty acid concentration has also been reported in pouch contents from patients with pouchitis compared with those without.
  • How anyone could have read some sinister intent into those views is indeed puzzling, and illustrates well how those damned Jewshow certain hypersensitive and overly privileged people who feel superior to the rest of the world are willing to cut their own throats for short term advantage by using unjustified charges of anti-semitism to point out how they take advantage of their position in any nation or institution who trusts them so as to benefit their own in group at the expense of that nation or institution. The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Catholics and Jews?
  • The art of writing a good chess program is thinking of efficient short cuts through the search-space.
  • About a meter tall if it stood erect, it must use its short, bowed legs arboreally by choice, for it ran on all fours and either foot terminated in three well-developed grasping digits. The Rebel Worlds
  • Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. 
  • Proper footgear for the Confederate infantry was in shortest supply.
  • A short fellow with a refined bearing, Gavaskar consistently got hundreds and double-hundreds against top-class bowling.
  • He insisted the second try - which levelled the scores in injury time - was short of the line.
  • The state has also passed laws that are inimical to the short-term interests of particular capitalists, but necessary in the longer-term interests of capitalism itself - for example, health and safety legislation.
  • It was the last big wreck of the steam era on the C.P.R., occurring shortly before I began railroading.
  • San Francisco's Magierek likes to wear short unitards, turtlenecks, stripes, and prints.
  • If you are a Nature subscriber, or willing to pay the weregild, my short story "Annie Webber" is live there today. Anonymous moves into the real world, calling for flash-crowd style protests on February 10th.
  • And so we found an association between this opacity at the back of the lens and short-sightedness, or myopia.
  • But physical discomforts during the third trimester, such as heartburn, leg cramps, fetal movement, shortness of breath and sinus congestion, can again interfere with sleep.
  • A short umbilical cable rolled out with the rocket which was fired by electrical impulse, breaking the cord.
  • By this time, Dad and I had replaced the old dipole with a short Yagi array, horizontally polarized of course, and screwed to one of the crossbeams in the attic, so now we had three channels with excellent reception.
  • But the settlements prevailed, delusory shortcuts to a palpable proof that the Jewish people were truly blessed by God. The Chosen Peoples
  • York were immediately on the back foot but repelled a series of short corners and managed to engineer a breakaway attack.
  • I kept folding up the wads of twenties and stuffing them in the pocket of my shorts.
  • Paul took up the post of County Accountant in the mid-Seventies, leaving for a short spell, only to return to take up the post of Finance Officer.
  • Shortly after the demolition of the tower, the reef, as if enraged at having been denied a number of victims owing to the existence of the warning light, trapt the "Winchelsea" as she was swinging up Channel, and smashed her to atoms, with enormous loss of life. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2
  • The fingernails on my right hand are long and the fingernails on my left hand are short.
  • To complete the desired effect of Edmund's cuteness, the photographer has put a posy of flowers into his hand, then perched him on a tall rattan chair from which his short legs dangle.
  • But often our dream date is the loudmouth down the hall, our office adversary, even the scary boss -- in short, someone we avoid even standing near in real life.
  • The forest services are providing for a pilot project involving 47 hectares of short-rotation willow coppice.
  • _Phyllocactus_ in having the branches dilated into the form of fleshy leaves, but differ in haying them divided into short truncate leaf-like portions, which are articulated, that is to say, provided with a joint by which they separate spontaneously; the margins are crenate or dentate, and the flowers, which are large and showy, magenta or crimson, appear at the apex of the terminal joints. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
  • In the early years of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and even one author's experience under the CISP program, the term compensating control was used to describe everything from a legitimate work-around for a security challenge to a shortcut to compliance. CSO
  • At the back door, out of inexorable necessity, in developed and convincingness and sincerity laid down by all authorities on the art of the short story. Confession
  • The vote fell short of the majority needed for an override of the Governor's veto.
  • Quick Tag (Mac): Quickly add tags to the current song playing in iTunes with a simple, universal keyboard shortcut and autocompletion for quick tagging. The 23 Best iTunes Add-ons | Lifehacker Australia
  • Eyes that are not optimized in this way are said to have refractive errors (long sight or short sight).
  • The UK already grants work visas for industries with labour shortages but these are required only for non-EU citizens. Times, Sunday Times
  • The principle of the itinerary engine is simple: from a departure address and an arrival address, or from longitude/latitude coordinates, Maporama International's servers calculate an optimized itinerary, respecting several constraints: the shortest or the more rapid itinerary, a pedestrian or car itinerary, a multimodal itinerary… Internet News: Travel Archives
  • The instructor, a short, stocky, ex–Marine sergeant wearing black-rimmed glasses, navy pants, and a short-sleeved maroon shirt that had his name embroidered above the front pocket, was just what I would have expected. Muffins and Mayhem
  • One of the main sources of short-term funds is the unsecured bank loan. Principles of Corporate Finance
  • Exciting and surprisingly short matches for the undercard.
  • We should go on to the next item for time is short.
  • The left side of the fairway is preferred, short of three bunkers that stretch across at 328 yards. USATODAY.com - Open history at St. George's plus a hole-by-hole glance
  • From his shiny, greasy, biker-looking jeans to his short, greying beard, he was muscle and bone.
  • But shortly afterwards they wrote to him informing him that the job offer had been withdrawn.
  • Cyclical trends tend to be shorter and more applicable in mature markets.
  • This appears to be a reasonable choice for the threefold channel, which is formed by wide vestibules and has only a short neck region.
  • Shortly after my Ph.D. Alfred Kastler urged me to accept a teaching position at the University of Paris. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji - Autobiography
  • If the stock sold had been purchased less than a year ago, the trades are classified as short-term. Rescue Your Money
  • It's like quail hunting: A short, light 20-gauge gun is faster than a big, heavy 12 in covering a covey rise.
  • A split from his long-time girlfriend shortly after only served to drive him further into the darkness. Times, Sunday Times
  • One woman's broken thigh bone had been badly set, leaving her left leg at least three inches shorter than her right.
  • The convention allows for lawful detention of children for the shortest possible period of time and as a matter of last resort.
  • Still in shorts and trainers, I climb the ladder and open the hatch. Times, Sunday Times
  • Tusking," published in March 1986, was the first of his poems to appear in the TLS: a powerful frightening parable of coloniser and colonised, it is untypical of Imlah's work only in its short lines. Archive 2009-04-01
  • Unfortunately, the anger was short-lived and a teensy bit of paranoia set in.
  • Because the learner has become competent with the short vowels, consonants, and consonant blends, he or she can now concentrate on mastering the long-vowel spelling forms.
  • His remark was a cheap shot at short people.
  • On my way home I was accosted by a mewing tabby and white shorthair cat that proceeded to follow me home.
  • Thus America has responded to the enormous challenges the economy faces in the short-term and long-term alike with a complete failure of vision and verve. Andrei Cherny: Individual Age Economics
  • While it's no surprise that this script is based on Nelson's own play, given the perfectly measured arguments, the film is never short on cinematic virtues.
  • Talking to locals on the fishery there is no shortage of coarse fishing in the area.
  • For example, Heinrich's work with ravens shows that the carnivorous birds will store bits of meat only for the short term.
  • Most women now wear their hair too short for traditional hairstyles, so they wear wigs to go with ritual dress.
  • Therefore, credit spreads tend to zero for the short-term debt of a solvent firm.
  • I am assuming as they are looking for the will that the flash sidewards was taking place shortly after the plane had landed, at which point Kate is on the run from the police and definitely not bringing up a child. LOSTCasts 82: The Lighthouse
  • Lee's debut on the Xbox does not resemble a dragon, but prefers to plod along like a sloth, short on all the crucial fronts, lazily bumbling along everywhere else.
  • The scientists suggest that the optic nerve in short-sighted users might be more sensitive to ‘computer stress’.
  • The best approach is to be kind to yourself and have a short memory. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is dreadfully sad to reflect that he grew up in such a short time and in such tragic circumstances. Times, Sunday Times
  • Caffeine appears to offer ergogenic benefits during prolonged exercise, but not during short-burst, high-intensity activities.
  • After the hospital I was planning on going to Lettuce Knit to buy some needles but decided against it, instead made the short walk from St. Mike's to the Flatiron.
  • But shortage of teachers and timetabling problems make it very difficult for schools to work any great breadth into the system.
  • The shorter boxer seemed to start having difficulty with the height and reach advantage.
  • (meth is short for the stimulant methamphetamine). IEEE Spectrum
  • The superior temporal gyrus is subdivided into two or more obliquely running, short, transverse temporal gyri.
  • After a short break James will commence his winter training for the forthcoming indoor season.
  • Alternative ideology becomes a means of imbuing both self and community with an element of the mythic, and validating perceived limitations and shortcomings while sacralizing the mundane.
  • Klimt's tentative chalk and pencil strokes do little more than outline and emphasize the foreshortened legs, buttocks and genitalia of his subjects, their scrawled lifelessness compromising the images' erotic impact. Modernism's Austrian Rebels
  • A short autobiography is prefixed to the 1827 edition of Juvenal.
  • Bianca had on the same sort of top as me but the one she wore had sleeves while mine was sleeveless and she had on a short denim mini.
  • Will this prolong the war in Afghanistan or shorten it? Times, Sunday Times
  • Honsha carries are a sword with a snaky curved blade and a short dagger - like weapon with a slightly longer hilt and a blade curved backwards.
  • Women wore short, thick kilts of shredded tulles or skirts of deerskin.
  • At least one car was overturned and others had windows smashed by what locals described as a mini tornado that swept through the area shortly before 1pm.
  • Each patrol is also given a first-aid kit, a global positioning system compass, an astrocompass and a shortwave radio.
  • DIDIER GONDOLA, AUTHOR, "HISTORY OF CONGO": The short answer would be that Congo has been cursed by its natural resources. CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2006
  • Not every pig can read short message, but you can do it.
  • Another advantage of sentences written in active voice is that the sentences are usually shorter.
  • It will be remembered that this short period suffices to give only a nucleal point in the matter of writings. The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama Their Leaders and Their Work
  • The hardware has been redesigned to prevent damage caused by short circuits or power surges.
  • From Poiso we make a short diversion to drive to the top of the mountain.
  • Several years ago a purchased plant threw out some seeds and we had one or two of this striking biennial with their felty leaves and vertical stalk of blooms for a short time. UT Blooms Days June 2008 « Fairegarden
  • Text and music do not necessarily coincide in their classification: a ferial text may have a seasonal melody; equally a seasonal, proper or common text may use a ferial melody (eg a short respond or versicle and response).
  • Linda Evangelista had the shortest hair with a bob to the bottom of her neck.
  • But these shortcomings are easily put right and are no reflection on the car's basic integrity.
  • As long as they read, short but fickle.
  • Overjoyed members of Ward's family said he had been robbed of six years of his life after the short hearing concluded.
  • Armantrout's short lines, use of rhetoric, aggressive lineation, disjunctions and juxtapositions, discursiveness, parataxis, and myriad condensatory techniques are all exemplary, but never overbearing. Seth Abramson: November 2011 Contemporary Poetry Reviews
  • Judges were in open revolt after being forced to free more dangerous criminals because of the cells shortage. The Sun
  • Sew the short ends together to form a circle then fold it in half with wrong sides together so the raw edges meet.
  • The city was under siege and began to run short of food.
  • This is a very important area in operations, which is facing a shortage of skilled manpower.
  • There's a huge shortage of truckers, so a drive has begun to recruit women drivers.
  • There are also short-haired cats and they sometimes call them domestic short-hairs. The Kitchen Daughter
  • Her own short-term future centres on finishing her next book, which is due for publication next spring. Times, Sunday Times
  • The short flowered dress and the high-heeled sandals she was wearing when she arrived in the park that day were identical to the clothing worn by the kidnapper. I’ll Walk Alone
  • At about an hour long, most sets at festivals are just too short for true aficionados. Times, Sunday Times
  • Nothing, in short, evinced to the august visitors any symptom of a reverse of fortune, such as they had been led to expect, in the position and circumstances of Marie de Medicis. The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 3
  • Shortly after leaving the outskirts of Adonis the car slithered down a sloping piece of ground, teetered over a low bank, and splashed logily into water. The Past Through Tomorrow
  • Not far short of the Oregon border, I stopped for a beer at a tiny townlet in a wilderness of sage that had a post office, a tavern and not much else.
  • In person, he projects a vulnerability that's nothing short of endearing.
  • The first night we showed up we stayed over top of the "Husky Pub" (husky is short for Huskissen, the town). TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
  • She cut her hair very short.
  • There was no doubt that there was a shortage of dan grades, but dan grades of the standard of the Hut took men of a certain calibre and a long time. Aikido in the UK – the Beginning « English Lesson Plans « Free Lesson Plans « Literacy News
  • She cut her hair really short, I mean shorter than most of the guys.
  • We are now at the stage of detailed discussions with a short list of potential suppliers.
  • Occasionally when we are short-staffed we have to pull people away from monitoring.
  • This relates directly to their ancestry; these short-legged hounds were bred to pursue their quarry by scent over considerable distances.
  • I then said that no one I knew could serve as a better example of martyrdom than Joan of Arc, before relating a short account of her life for the rest of the essay.
  • Based on my experience growing up lower middle class (which experience seems in short supply amongst posters on this blog) I can tell you that the industries where tax evasion is most common are those where you get paid under the table, or where you get a 1099. Taxes and Market Time, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
  • Now I would be guessing, but is it to do with the generally shorter timescales between the beginning of the proceedings and a hearing date arriving?
  • One reason for the easing in the logjam was the Senate's traditional desire to dispense with blocs of nominees shortly before adjourning for recess, which the Senate did in the early hours of Friday morning. Federal Posts Fill Up Amid Senate Thaw
  • The natural vegetation on most of it is tall lowland forest, with shorter montane forests at higher elevations.
  • The Scandinavian countries have a short harvest season and a long, flat winter. Times, Sunday Times
  • And, despite some stout defence, a feature of York's game this season, they were unable to prevent scrum half Duffy from scoring from short range.
  • One drawing, dated 1768, shows a short-legged lidless partitioned square box, and another, dated 1769, shows an octagonal lidded container on short legs partitioned to hold eight bottles.
  • Many options for limiting greenhouse gas emissions are available in the short and medium term.
  • He thought the highs and lows of the business cycle would be far more extreme and short-lived than in the past, with sharp spikes up and down.
  • In a number of orchid species, the outer tangential walls of short cells have numerous wall ingrowths that greatly expand the surface area of the plasma membrane and, thus, resemble transfer cells.
  • We may hear about it in a very short time; the preparations are made meanwhile with more vigour than before; & we must hope that the honour of the country will be in short regained, but when Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society
  • The 660 is a short light powerful rifle not much harder to carry than a hogleg revolver. Some Odds and Ends
  • During the first year he has no horns, but a horny excrescence, which is short and rough, and covered with a thin hairy skin. The Book of Household Management
  • Food shortages would probably galvanise public anger into action, as would a complete collapse of the economy.
  • Here's John Adams on Thomas Paine's famous 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense": "What a poor, ignorant, malicious, short-sighted, crapulous mass. William Hogeland: How John Adams and Thomas Paine Clashed Over Economic Equality
  • They had managed to brave the strong winds and to make the short journey down Main Street on foot.
  • It's a reductive attitude that sells Scotland short and it's one I detest.
  • After much blundering and backing, it stopped at the door: rolling heavily from side to side when its other motion had ceased, as if it had taken cold in its damp stable, and between that, and the having been required in its dropsical old age to move at any faster pace than a walk, were distressed by shortness of wind. American Notes for General Circulation
  • The civic body invited short-term tenders for the work.
  • Shortly after Joe Haldeman received a Bachelor of Science degree in astronomy from the University of Maryland, he was drafted into the army where he served (and received a Purple Heart medal) as a combat engineer in Vietnam. MIND MELD: The Funniest Writers in the History of SF/F
  • In short, he becomes more credible as a negotiator and as an enforcement agent.
  • Low price Christianity Lu the cloth give is gorgeous, Ugg Classic Short, sexy, and exert everything to attire to have a liking for to is hard to believe.
  • Stay safe and remember to spend even a short moment quietly with the Almighty, He who governs and rules all.
  • Shortage of water is a growing problem.
  • Shortly after, my visitor, the one-time employee, left their employ.
  • Newspapers, toilet paper or tissues are all short life items which could be made from recycled reserves.
  • Her eyes missed nothing; her dainty close-set ears heard all -- the short, dry note of a chewink, the sweet, wholesome song of the cardinal, the thrilling cries of native jays and woodpeckers, the heavenly outpoured melody of the Florida wren, perched on some tiptop stem, throat swelling under the long, delicate, upturned bill. The Firing Line
  • When apparel maker Betabrand created a pair of khaki pants whose back-pocket linings and hems could be exposed to reveal reflective fabric, it expected the pants to be a short-term novelty item. Beyond Spandex: Chic Styles for Cyclists Take Off
  • This is just a short note to wish you all a very successful, productive and prosperous New Year.
  • But don't forget that some short, very fast sprints are needed for anaerobic conditioning.
  • If you used the shortened form, you'd just say "in-laws' house", but since you're using the full form, it's correct to pluralise the noun and not the modifier ('parents' rather than 'in law'), and then make the entire term possessive, because it's acting as a noun cluster. ("parents-in-law's") The Skinny Kitten Story (In Which I Am Both A Liar And A Kitten Thief)
  • Chuck is short for Charlie, and Charlie is the old code name for a down-home white bigot.
  • However, they do not wear shorts, miniskirts, or strapless or sleeveless tops.
  • The photosynthetic technique for transferring energy from one molecular system to another should make any short-list of Mother Nature's spectacular accomplishments.
  • Gesturing with one fleshy, clawless manus toward his shorter, more cranially hairy companion, he added, And this is my senior diplomatic officer, Commander Deanna Troi. Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire
  • Already-strapped budgets were being cut further and all vacant positions were frozen, leaving a staffing shortage throughout campus.
  • And she fitted well into the homely scene: short and somewhat "squatty" of form, red-haired, freckle-faced and pug-nosed. Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross
  • In truth it was all he could do to contain himself, and he felt that his only chance of bearing up was to say nothing more than was absolutely necessary in short ejaculatory phrases. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure
  • There is a need to reconsider use of aid for short-term stabilization objectives. US Lawmakers Examine Pakistan Ties Post-Bin Laden
  • We preferred to forage on grassy plains dotted with copses of trees because they offered protection from predators, which we could easily spot as they crept up on us in the short grass.
  • But there are interviews and a short making of featurette as well as previews of several titles in what is proving to be a great line of DVD's.
  • He combed his fingers through his short cropped hair and opened the door.
  • Gabriel was despatched to him with that short chapter of the Koran, which we call the ninety-fourth, beginning with the words Travels in Arabia
  • Luckily it had short sleeves, and she knew that the subtle shade of pale aquamarine suited her colouring.
  • He was his own worst enemy and his rash violation of Grant's departmental regulations caused his removal from command of his corps shortly before the fall of Vicksburg.
  • Serves 2-4, depending on hunger4 raw, unshelled tiger prawns90ml olive oil3 cloves garlic, finely chopped500ml good-quality fish stock150g sustainable monkfish, cut into chunks1 onion, finely diced1 tsp smoked paprika200g chopped tomatoes50ml dry white winePinch of saffron soaked in 1 tbsp hot water200g Calasparra or other short-grain rice150g baby squid, cut into rings150g broad beans150g mussels, scrubbedHandful of flat-leaf parsley to garnish½ lemon, cut into wedges 1. Shell the prawns and put the flesh aside. How to cook the perfect paella
  • That vantage point also allowed him to depict in the foreground the community's schoolhouse, which was built in 1861 a short distance north of the church family.
  • Shortlisted vehicles will be announced in early November and the members of the Irish Motoring Writers Association will have a final chance to test-drive contending vehicles at a refresher day before final judging takes place.
  • William Ragsdale, playing the Sheriff oof, playing sheriffs... well, life is short of a small bayou town hagged by what seem to be Biblical plagues. Oh, you're so COOL, Brewster!
  • Kahit na blimps ay mabagal, carry maliit na timbang, at nangangailangan ng malaking hangars sa bahay ang mga ito, ang isang kumpanya ng Aleman ay magkaroon ng isang ahas-tanga tulad ng disenyo na overcomes ang ilan sa mga shortcomings upang magbigay ng isang bapor sa hangin pangangasiwa na maaaring manatili aloft para sa araw. Ideonexus.com »2,009» Disyembre
  • Agricultural yields were improving and the development of turnpike roads and canals later in the century enabled food to be transported more quickly to areas of shortage.
  • His brown hair was cut short and messy, and a pair of horn-rimmed glasses balanced on his nose.
  • In our ever shrinking world, the short range qualities of shotgun pellets mean we don't need big ranges and lots of space to enjoy our sport.
  • All her meanness and prosaicness was forgotten, all her imperfections and shortcomings; it was home, the one tangible thing in the glittering emptiness of the spheres. Gulliver of Mars
  • She stood for a moment in her flat sandals, khaki shorts, a long-sleeved white silk shirt and a pair of very black wraparound sunglasses. BLOOD IS DIRT
  • The other canonical hours have short lessons called capitula, originally lectiunculœ, sometimes capitella. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
  • John, mum, I beg of you; for 'is temper's rather short at times, mum, thro' boin 'asmatic and the rheumatiz, though you wouldn't think it to look at' im, that you wouldn't; an 'I'm reely afraid, mum, he might get angry if anybody was to holler' im anythink for Philistia
  • We had many family quarrels about it, and they began in time to grow up to a dangerous height; for as I was quite estranged form my husband (as he was called) in affection, so I took no heed to my words, but sometimes gave him language that was provoking; and, in short, strove all I could to bring him to a parting with me, which was what above all things in the world I desired most. Moll Flanders
  • From the southern edge of this inland sea, it is only a short haul over the mountains to Los Angeles.
  • But in essence, the short-time Fourier transformation is a method of ingle resolution because it uses an unchanged short-time widow function.
  • But wrangling over a £1m cash shortfall has delayed the plans by at least four to five months.
  • The advanced military technology expertise of Shorts Brothers in Belfast played a crucial role in the war - for both sides.
  • The tailorbird splices the short fibres together to make longer pieces.
  • They will also be racing on the wider expanses of a course that offers a much fairer test of ability than the tight turns and short straight at the Valley.
  • Only by crossing the short bridge can you take in its natural grandeur and the maze of streets that make up the medieval town. Times, Sunday Times
  • Weare clear - eyed about the challenge of mobilizing collective action, and shortfalls of our international system.
  • That answer would take volumes to answer properly, but in short, its what the Chinese call guanxi, or "relationships" and thus what goes around...comes around. Chengdu Birthdays and Ping Pong Battles
  • It was more a thing of his head than his heart, revealing itself mainly in short, acrid speeches, meant to be clever, and indubitably disagreeable. Mary Marston
  • One impact that land shortage has had is on the availability of cheap rental accommodation.
  • Yuvraj takes a swift two through mid-wicket, and then late cuts past short-third man for four with the help of a misfield by Graeme Swann! Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
  • In a heavy 10-inch skillet heat 1 tablespoon shortening or cooking oil over medium heat.
  • The munchkin is a breed of cat known for its noticeably short legs. Munchkin Cat Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models
  • None of this will diminish the short-term elation that Romney's advisers feel. Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis
  • Between short scenes – aiming presumably to distil the essence of Faulks's novel but actually stripping it of atmosphere and verve – swathes of prose are just read out. Birdsong; On Ageing; The Big Fellah; Yes, Prime Minister
  • He arrived with a police escort shortly before half past nine.
  • The F-22's "supercruise," that is, its ability to cruise supersonically, is unusably short in duration due to inadequate onboard fuel capacity -- so short that current Air Force training missions to exercise supercruising combat actually schedule one tanker refueling just before going supersonic and one more refueling before going home subsonically. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

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