Example sentences of "[noun pl] for short " in BNC.

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1 Always carry a good sharp knife ( useful in emergencies for cutting free tangles and cutting ropes for short abseils ) .
2 Salon perms are expensive because you are paying for the expertise of the technician and their time — an average perm takes approx. two hours for short to mid-length hair , more if hair is longer .
3 How does disclosure of APR and total credit cost alter this relatively simple pattern of preferences for short repayment periods , stretched out longer when people have to bring the size of individual instalments down to meet budgeting exigencies ?
4 The programme was set up to enable publishers from eastern and central Europe to visit British houses for short working attachments .
5 Before we discuss further implications of these patterns , however , we need to look briefly at raising before voiced velars , and at the rules for short /α/.;
6 One top Australian fashion commentator says : ‘ Diana looks great in the long slit skirts , but she 's got the figure and the legs for short skirts , so if she wants to wear short , good on her . ’
7 Accommodation is particularly generous for this type of car with the possibility of carrying two teenagers for short to medium distance providing the front seat occupants are not too tall .
8 He pledged that pensioners using the earmarked homes for short stays and for day care would be found alternative facilities .
9 Mr Kemp pledged that pensioners using the earmarked homes for short stays and for day care would be found alternative facilities once they had closed .
10 Computer systems for the integrated handling of geographical or spatial data are called Geographical Information Systems or GIS for short .
11 Major areas of application of consumer multimedia include music , games , home education and self-improvement , popular reference , ‘ how to ’ applications such as DIY , car maintenance etc , and child-minding software designed to keep children quiet and entertained while adults get on with their own lives for short but blissful periods of time .
12 The essential fatty acids , or EFAs for short , are all polyunsaturated fatty acids , also known as PUFAs .
13 Now if you any system you got to have beds for short stay etcetera , you do n't count them into whether the those are vacant , because you have to keep some of those vacant in emergencies etcetera so you ca n't count them .
14 Two exciting variations for short , thick hair .
15 Almost all areas require work , but we should be able to agree priorities for short and long terms .
16 The fifth and sixth defendants had been employed by a group of companies of which the plaintiffs were a part in senior positions for short periods before being dismissed .
17 So the pulling power of the low credit cost figures for short loans , even when the APR is very high , would be even stronger .
18 Our figures for short ( Ε ) in figures 3.5 and 3.6 show a pattern of variation between low and mid realizations with the mid realizations beginning to occur in environments that were formerly categorically low , and with females leading in this change .
19 And what about government interest bearing liabilities ( bonds for short ) ?
20 The phenomenon is called extended X-ray absorption fine structure , or EXAFS for short , and is quite general to condensed matter .
21 Those who invite friends or partners to share their rooms for short or long periods , without first discussing it with co-tenants , are bound to create resentment , let alone increased pressure on shared facilities .
22 A southwestern faction , bearing the genes for short squat " exposed shore " shells and n = 18 chromosome number , confronting and gradually displacing a northeastern faction which lacks those particular genes and is monomorphic n = 13 .
23 As winter approaches it makes sense to include details of the school 's procedures for short notice closures with a reassurance that young children will never be sent off to an empty home .
24 There are several commercial methods for determining colour match but probably the best known is the Pantone Matching System or PMS for short .
25 Briefly the requirements for short story are for fictional narrative based er narrative based scripts of two thousand one hundred to two thousand three hundred words do not use a factual accounts or anything longer or shorter on this , nor can we consider 60 Writers Monthly
26 Another group of artificial substances which can be used to track water masses are the fluoro fluorocarbons , C F Cs or freons for short .
27 Neighbours are useful in emergencies and they provide help in countless small ways , such as shopping , taking in deliveries , admitting tradesmen , providing transport and looking after each other 's children for short periods .
28 Moreover , manual workers tended to be paid benefits for shorter periods of time and they received smaller amounts than non-manual workers .
29 Planning may also deter purchasers from undertaking opportunistic acquisitions for short term motives without regard to long term strategic aims .
30 The Northern Ireland Curriculum Council today launched four consultation reports for short courses in art and design , technology and design , drama and music .
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