Example sentences of "in the short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We expected that the most intelligent horses would get the empty bucket off the top of the food in the shortest time . |
| 2 | Failing the development of a vaccine for human beings to protect themselves against malaria , or a ‘ one-shot ’ radical drug , or a long-lasting preventative medicine , the control of the mosquito vector must produce the greatest benefit to the greatest number in the shortest time . |
| 3 | They crashed through their set as if they were in a competition to see who could get through the most songs in the shortest time , sounding like an unrehearsed version of the group Charlie and I had seen in the Nashville . |
| 4 | The object of the game is to see who can shake it off in the shortest time without using their hands , but they can move their head in any direction they wish . |
| 5 | d'Compress has a lot of options that you can alter to suit your exact needs — you can choose between maximally compressed files , or files that are compressed in the shortest time , for instance . |
| 6 | ‘ The highest score is awarded to the person who shoots the best in the shortest time . ’ |
| 7 | The statement reported the summit 's decision to establish a " special commission to consider the suggestions of the countries on the key aspects of co-operation within the CMEA framework and to work out in the shortest time drafts of new fundamental CMEA documents " . |
| 8 | Experiments are now in progress on afield scale to produce biomass crops , ie , those that will produce the maximum amount of organic material in the shortest time from a given area of land . |
| 9 | The philosophy is devastatingly simple , Charlton recognising that he can not hope to improve players technically in the short time available to him before matches . |
| 10 | You scoff at me and my ‘ one ’ man friend , you who have so many , but dear girl I have learnt more in the short time of my friendship with Edward , more of the world , of men as distinct from women , and man as an individual than in all my life I have learnt before . |
| 11 | In spite of all the technological developments land sophistication and speed of modern communication , the point of a campaign roadshow is the same as it was in the days of the whistle-stop tour when politicians addressed voters from the backs of trains : to communicate with the maximum number of people in the short time available . |
| 12 | In the short time it had taken to procure the services of the constabulary , the situation had steadily worsened at the Harwell inn . |
| 13 | ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here . |
| 14 | Even in the short time since the introduction of seat belt legislation in January 1983 in the UK , there has been a demonstrable reduction ( of approximately 25% ) in the number of deaths and serious injuries ( e.g. internal chest injuries and fractured skull ) among front seat car occupants . |
| 15 | An aquarium only became necessary when I could not put a name to even some of the commoner intertidal fish , in the short time that the tide was out . |
| 16 | I could n't summon up a double bass in the short time that I had this rig , which was a shame since , like Hughes & Kettner 's BassBase , the unit is flexible enough to accommodate the idiosyncrasies of the instrument , the primary reason for the onboard notch filter . |
| 17 | It gives me the opportunity to see God in young people and watch them develop in their faith in the short time that they are here . |
| 18 | He had put on weight in the short time since going to Mrs Gracie 's ; he was plump . |
| 19 | Although we can not expect them to become typographers or graphic designers , we do believe that even in the short time available during our course we can give them what might be called an aesthetic awareness that will enable them to make reasonable decisions in their future work . |
| 20 | ‘ I am sure one of them attached this little blighter to your TV set in the short time you were showing me in . |
| 21 | Trust takes time to develop and is not always possible in the short time available for pre-operative preparation . |
| 22 | However , in the short time they flourished , they had an enormous impact , not so much on the towns they joined but on the countryside through which they passed . |
| 23 | She was good fun to be with and easy to talk to , and in the short time he 'd known her she had shown a ready sense of humour . |
| 24 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 25 | I will only refer to 2 projects in the short time available . |
| 26 | What k what kind what 's changed in the short time are the things Wh when I 've been talking to them about the publicity you said that , The last few years there 's there has been |
| 27 | Mr. Peter Walker : It is difficult to answer such a question in the short time available for a parliamentary answer . |
| 28 | In the short time she had been in the City , she had been propositioned by a well-dressed lush , witnessed a gangland execution and been pursued through a deserted subway station by a bulky killer . |
| 29 | Even in the short time since he 'd chased the car along the street , she could see that he 'd gone further downhill . |
| 30 | I had hope to find a single sponsor , but this has not proved possible in the short time we 've had . |