Air Force pilot Gordon Cooper became an expert on the Redstone Rocket that would launch Mercury astronauts on short training flights.

VOA: special.2009.06.10

Portugal's borrowing costs rose sharply Wednesday as it sold almost one and a half billion dollars in short-term securities.

VOA: special.2011.04.08

There they leave their eggs on milkweed plants, with the next generation of monarchs appearing a short time later.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

A few days after the settlement, Bat Masterson,Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and the other dangerous friends of Luke Short left Dodge City.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

A seizure is a sudden attack that may affect a person's mind or body for a short period.

VOA: special.2010.10.26

"I think Dubai went a little bit too fast and they borrowed too much money in a very short period of time."

VOA: special.2009.12.04

His friends called him Doc. About twelve other men also arrived in Dodge City to help Luke Short.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

A new study says the weight they gain may increase their diabetes risk in the short term.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Pieces of gypsum broke off. The wind wore them away to a size small enough to pick up and carry for short distances.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

The meat came in containers with "U.S." written on them, which was short for the United States.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

The department,through its Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, has been supporting a project in Michigan.That state has a short growing season.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

After seven to eight weeks of more sleep, the players ran faster in short training races.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

They may struggle to hide them. Probably the most common early sign is short-term memory loss.

VOA: special.2011.02.08

This declaration is meant to warn that the time to plan for a pandemic is short.

VOA: special.2009.05.06