Example sentences of "in a comparatively short " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mentally handicapped children , especially those with severe handicaps , need to be taught social skills which may be naturally acquired in a comparatively short time by children of higher intelligence . |
| 2 | It was a time of great British expansion and it is thought that , in the guise of ships ' cats , they were scattered from the British Isles all over the globe in a comparatively short space of time . |
| 3 | In a comparatively short period — a few hundred million years or so — the Earth cooled down , and by this time , because of the gases belched out by its numerous volcanoes , it had an atmosphere . |
| 4 | Experiencing several such impacts in a comparatively short period of time might well be sufficient to trigger an ice age — assuming the other circumstances noted above were suitable . |
| 5 | ‘ Graphic designers are often asked to do a great deal in a comparatively short space of time , ’ acknowledges Peter Brigg , ‘ but that 's because there 's often no substitute for the printed document . |
| 6 | In a comparatively short time the student is equipped with systems and a metalanguage suitable for carrying out the required tasks in a clear and specific manner . |