Example sentences of "[prep] as short " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You mean that when we divorce after as short a time as possible you 'll give me a lump sum ? ’ she enquired , her voice frigid .
2 I decided that I would have to get to the Butcher 's office first or at least early on in the queue so that I would be barefoot for as short a time as possible .
3 If you do give it , give it for as short a time as you can .
4 It is obviously better if trees can be out of the ground for as short a time as possible and it is much less expensive to buy bare root transplants .
5 Your aim , though , is not simply to lose as much weight as you can in as short a time as possible .
6 So dead bodies are hygienically whisked away by undertakers within a very short ti me of the person dying , funerals are conducted in twenty minutes at a busy crematorium with a bizarre queue of other funerals waiting in an approach way , and grieving people are expected to be back at their employment in as short a time as possible .
7 in the aquarium we are interested in killing as many free swimming disease organisms in as short a time as possible , whereas in the pond it is unicellular algae that is targeted ( the cause of green water ) .
8 If your plan is to move ahead quickly and gain promotion in as short a time as possible , you would probably fare best in an area where the shortage of suitably qualified staff is most acute .
9 William normally ate as if food were some sort of obstacle between him and the next vital task , an obstacle which had to be demolished in as short a time as possible .
10 The researchers were therefore able to show small changes attributable to natural selection in as short a time as two months , a truly remarkable discovery .
11 A spokesman said that the poachers were " redoubling their efforts to kill as many horned rhino in as short a time as possible " .
12 The eggs hatch to L1 on the pasture and may develop to L3 in as short a period as five days but development may be delayed for weeks or months under cool conditions .
13 Lawyers always advise clients to limit the term of any music business agreement to as short a term as possible .
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