Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] [adv] short " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Britain 's state aid for industry generally falls far short of the sums seen in other countries . |
| 2 | Pull back too far and you will find your counter-punch also falling well short . |
| 3 | The new act clearly falls far short of the demand for freedom of information legislation with a presumption that all official information is in the public domain except where there are clearly defined reasons for restricting disclosure and where there is adequate monitoring to ensure that civil servants and politicians are committed to implementing the principles behind the legislation . |
| 4 | But the actual implementation of this Christian philosophy often fell far short of these standards , and throughout the modern era we can trace a second layer , summed up in the phrase ‘ the double standard ’ , which enjoined chastity on the female while allowing a large degree of sexual freedom for the male . |
| 5 | Many aspects of current advice and information provision nationally fall far short of the recommended standards . |
| 6 | However , what they get from the service often falls far short of what they need . |
| 7 | However , a country could have a moderately high average level , while some sections of society still had very short life expectancy . |
| 8 | As a rule I have generally found that ‘ hotel restaurant ’ food invariably falls just short of ‘ restaurant ’ food . |