But learning so much of it in such a short time, that's a big scramble -- and they have to know it from memory."

VOA: special.2011.07.11

This represents the short time Texas was an independent nation battling Mexico for self-rule.

VOA: special.2011.01.23

Late last April, World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan warned that a pandemic was imminent and the time to prepare for it was short.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29