It was virtually a word-for-word repeat of a short clip from an interview I recorded for the BBC with Richard Caborn back in 1995.

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Never use a long word where a short one will do.

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The only problem that couldn't be fixed was our legs being a tad short for the pedals, but word has it that YikeBike's planning on releasing a smaller model in the near future.

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In a word, individual investors remain split over the short-term direction of stock prices.

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Throughout this crisis I don't recall that Cox--who got rid of the uptick rule on short-selling in 2007 and then sat idly by as gangs of naked short-sellers destroyed cash-flow-positive banks--has had a word to say.

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"As any golfer who has watched his partner shank a short approach knows, it would be absurd to accept the suggestion that the resultant four-letter word uttered on the golf course describes sex or excrement and is therefore indecent, " he wrote.

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Ten days short of the deadline a banker at ICICI Bank agreed to provide the guarantee, accepting Atul's word as collateral.

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Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.

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