But she was just short of a majority, so she will face a runoff election.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

The next year, the government found itself short of money.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

In eighteen-sixty-three, the Confederate states were becoming short of supplies.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Stopping short of victory.

VOA: special.2009.12.10

The pledges announced by NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rassmussen fall short of the 10,000 additional troops that Pentagon officials hoped for.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

But during that game, he walked All Star Sammy Sosa early in the match, and fell short of a perfect game.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

His decision gives Democrats a 59-seat majority, one short of the 60 necessary to overcome Republican attempts to block legislation.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

The court ruled that Franken is "entitled" to the senate seat, but stopped short of ordering the governor to officially certify him.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

The Conservatives won the most seats in Britain's parliament, but were 20 seats short of an absolute majority.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

The Afriqiyah Airways plane for Tripoli. was arriving from Johannesburg, South Africa,and is believed to have crashed just short of the runway.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

Jiang says the funds pledged by developed nations so far still fall short of what developing countries expected.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

The new prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has called for conciliation with the Arabs, but stopped short of declaring support for a two-state solution.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

But,WFP says it is short of cash and only has two more weeks of stock on hand.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

It finds that 7.4 million people, or nearly one-third of the population, are short of food.

VOA: standard.2009.08.07