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No references found	"I beg your pardon, sir, for the liberty I have taken in sending for you," said I; "but as I have just learnt your intention of leaving this place to-day, I feel it my duty to entreat that you will not on my account shorten your visit here even an hour. Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context They're seen only across, as it were, and beyond--in strange places and on high places, the top of towers, the roof of houses, the outside of windows, the further edge of pools; but there's a deep design, on either side, to shorten the distance and overcome the obstacle; and the success of the tempters is only a question of time. Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context The delays, however, which he had experienced on his journey, obliged him to shorten his sojourn, and to set off as soon as possible, so as to reach the rendezvous at the Portneuf at the appointed time. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context	short-range attack missile short-range ballistic missile short-range force short-range forecast short-range navigation short-range order short-range radar short-slot coupler Short-Stroke Engine Short-Term Credit short-term exposure limit short-term memory short-term predictor short-term repeatability short-termism short-time rating Short-toed Eagle short-tube vertical evaporator Shortandy Shortanov, Askerbi Shortanov, Askerbi Takhirovich shortcoming shortcut shortcut key shorted-transformer superconducting fault-current limiter Shorten Shortened Work Time Shorter, Frank Shorter, Wayne shortest job first shorthair cat Shorthand Shorthorn Shorthorn cattle shortite shortness shorts Shortt Clock shortwall shortwall coal cutter shortwave broadcasting shortwave converter shortwave propagation shortwave radiation Shortwaves Shortzy Shorygin, Pavel Shorygin, Pavel Polievktovich Shosha Shoshannim Shoshenk I	shortcoming shortcoming Shortcomings Shortcomings Shortcomings shortcrust Shortcrust pastry shortcut shortcut shortcut Shortcut icon Shortcut key Shortcut key Shortcut menu Shortcut menu Shortcuts Shortcuts shorted shorted shorted shorted shorted shorted and sweet shorted and sweet shorted and sweet shorted and sweet Shorted Annular Elliptical Patch Antenna Shorted Annular Patch Antenna Shorted Blessed Test shorted-transformer superconducting fault-current limiter Shorten shortened shortened shortened Shortened Context Length Preserving Transform shortened form Shortened Hearing Aid Performance Inventory Shortened Linear Code Shortened Work Time shortener shortener shortener shortening shortening shortening shortening contraction shortening contraction shortening contraction shortening contraction shortening contraction Shortening of Thrust shortening of time Shortening Signal-to-Noise Ratio Shortening time Shortening time shortening URLs Shortening value Shortening value Shortening vs. Voltage shortens shortens

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"I beg your pardon, sir, for the liberty I have taken in sending for you," said I; "but as I have just learnt your intention of leaving this place to-day, I feel it my duty to entreat that you will not on my account shorten your visit here even an hour.

Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context

They're seen only across, as it were, and beyond--in strange places and on high places, the top of towers, the roof of houses, the outside of windows, the further edge of pools; but there's a deep design, on either side, to shorten the distance and overcome the obstacle; and the success of the tempters is only a question of time.

Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context

The delays, however, which he had experienced on his journey, obliged him to shorten his sojourn, and to set off as soon as possible, so as to reach the rendezvous at the Portneuf at the appointed time.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context

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short-range ballistic missile

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short-range navigation

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