Also,in Darwin's time, the age of the Earth was estimated only in the millions of years too short a time some said for evolution to work.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

She was short and fat with a cheery face.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed;

VOA: special.2010.01.06

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 short time later,state soldiers were used to break up a strike by railroad workers in New York.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

Researchers in the United States say drinking a lot of alcohol over a short period may influence genes involved in bone formation.

VOA: special.2010.08.31

In a pawn transaction, the customer gets a short-term loan of about fifty to seventy-five percent of the value of an item.

VOA: special.2011.04.18

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

VOA: special.2010.10.26

He studied music for a short time at the Granoff Studios and at the Ornstein School of Music.

VOA: special.2010.11.07

A short time later,John Carter, the Princess and their friend, the green Martian woman Sola, attempt to escape rather than face death.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

At each stop, they can walk a short path to a viewing area where they can see a different part of the park.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

In one boxcar, a short man with long, curly brown hair is playing a guitar and singing.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

As a young man, Borlaug worked for a short time on forestry projects in Idaho and Massachusetts.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Most people say the letters GI were a short way to say general issue or government issue.

VOA: special.2010.03.07