Apple never releases a new product without framing the message in one short sentence, always well within 140 characters.

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He has always maintained he was promised a short sentence, but he fled the US after hearing rumours that the judge was about to re-sentence him for a much longer term.

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Give it to them in a short sentence.

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The judges gave him a sentence two years short of the 30-year maximum.

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The 11-year sentence falls far short of a range sought by prosecutors, who had argued that Mr. Rajaratnam should get up to 24 years and five months.

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Even her most devoted supporters say that she could be short with people, curtly cutting them off in mid-sentence.

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Though the sentence was the most serious the tribunal could have issued short of execution, a government official expressed disappointment.

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In short, Cain follows the Alice-in-Wonderland rule of sentence first, trial later.

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Failure of a test usually means an instant short spell in jail, and it is hoped that such a dramatic sentence will shock people out of re-offending - thereby reducing long-term prison numbers and cutting off alcohol-related crime at the source.

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Under Friday's deal, MLB and the union agreed that the sentence will not apply this year, leaving Cabrera one plate appearance short.

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Making his ruling, Lord Judge said the sentence in the case of James Connors reflected his youth and "short involvement in the conspiracy, into which he effectively grew up".

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