Claiborne Farm here in central Kentucky is noted for short, one-word names, such as Swale, that won the Kentucky Derby back in the '80s.
So the removal of the opening word in the short cotton label sewn to the chest of the defence minister's camouflage fatigues might be a very costly cut indeed.
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.
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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Using short, seven- to 12-word sentences that start with "I, " describe your emotions and state the problem.
The word fan is of course short for fanatical.
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Bonus: they are also super short, all the better to savor every delicious word.
An early and classic example of this new opportunity for citizens to participate in society occurred in 2001 when Filipinos, the world's most avid texters at the time, overthrew their president, Joseph Estrada, by mobilising enormous crowds at short notice, using text messages to spread the word.
In a word, individual investors remain split over the short-term direction of stock prices.
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Anything short of that is, the way the Secret Service defines the word, failure.
There's also no word from Obama-ites about reinstalling speed bumps to short-selling.
Despite nearly gratuitous use of the word GOALS in the realm of financial planning, most processes fall short of aiding you in the establishment of legitimate goals.
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.
"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.
He added that while short messages on Twitter could not carry the whole teachings of the Catholic Church, they would help spread the word to those who wanted to hear.
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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