The short circuit blew a fuse.

After a short hiatus, construction resumed.

Discussion resumed after a short interruption.

Discussion resumed after a short interruption.

There was a brief pause and then the music began.

We seized the town after a short battle.

He continued his work after a short break.

The fire was most probably due to an electric spark, followed by an explosion in one of the theater's air conditioning systems, which in turn destroyed parts of the theater's decorations.

There is no shortcut.

We are entering a post American world the world beyond America s brief moment of global domination.

Many of these can be disposed of by leaving it to decay for a short time before disposal as normal waste.

They studied the map, trying to find a shortcut.

May 5 The Short Parliament is dispersed.

After a short consultation as to whether they should mow the ravine across or lengthwise, Prokhor a gigantic dark man and a famous mower took the lead.

For instance, the fuel efficiency of every automobile and truck is fixed, and most travel is non discretionary.

In the short run, it is technically difficult to adjust consumption.

Mary told Tom Let's begin with a short sentence, and then we'll see...

Kamangar was accused of being a member of the Kurdish opposition group PJAK and was sentenced to death following a brief trial which lacked due process.

They were but another sign of the scant political honeymoon she enjoyed.

Here is an example of one short witness report submitted on April 9, 2011, in Ciudad Juárez

Short of default and inflation, most countries are forced to accept big tax hikes and spending cuts, often triggering or deepening a recession.

They only manage to see a pair of red lips beneath a short veil, and lovely little feet...'

He initially worked as the rector of the Tata Giovanni Institute in Rome.

The Western powers in Germany, on the other hand, pursued, after a short period of non fraternisation, a policy of controlled empowerment.

For those in the United States who have rightly concluded that the half century trade embargo has proved counter productive, this is an appealing halfway response that provides an alibi for moderation one day, economic reforms will bring political change.

For Latin American pragmatists, always fearful of Cuban fifth columnists, it offers a way to square the circle encouraging change in Cuba without going too far.

Why has the rate of growth undergone an acceleration that is extraordinarily rapid over so short a period?

But what we witnessed there during our short visit was truly devastating.

Apparently I have slept into the following evening except for a brief moment during the usual roll call.

By contrast, the emerging market countries, after a short slide, have managed to re ignite their growth engines and are sailing full speed ahead, racking up impressive growth rates.

The US would topple Saddam, Iraq's vast oil reserves would be unleashed after a short period of reconstruction, and world petroleum prices would drop to under 20 per barrel.

To be sure, the probability of default might be lower on a trading book because of the shorter time that the assets are held.

Within a short amount of time, in some cases just minutes, bacterial polymerase starts translating viral mRNA into protein.

Likewise, the lack of defenses against short range rockets with small warheads is simply common sense.

First, private sector solutions have been tried but have failed in a breathtakingly short space of time.

Likewise, the softening of housing prices follows a short period in which prices more than doubled, which makes it difficult to tell whether China is facing a modest and healthy correction or outright collapse.

This illustrates a fundamental point in the short run, reduced economic activity is the principle way of lowering oil demand.

In the short time Tom was away from his desk, Mary scribbled something in his textbook.

Some governments began to store oil in strategic petroleum reserves that could be used to for short periods in a crisis.

And that's probably the key lesson to my short talk here, is that this is how psychics work, astrologers, and tarot card readers and so on.

It was briefly independent (for five days) in 1960 after the British withdrawal, before throwing in its lot with the formerly Italian south, a decision which its people have regretted ever since.

Given these findings, trading in futures markets seems to have amplified price volatility in the short term only.

I try to offer some comfort, such as Don't be afraid, it will be a little uncomfortable for a short time, but then you'll be fine.

In 1889, during a stay in Biarritz, she became the first reigning monarch from Britain to set foot in Spain when she crossed the border for a brief visit.

The loss distribution typically has fat tails, and you might get more than one break in a short period of time.