Example sentences of "[prep] the short time [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The La Guardia flightpath problems apart , one of the main reasons why the current Flushing Meadow is a practical disaster , not least for the world 's media , marooned 120 ′ above the Centre Court , where it is impossible to tell the difference between a drive and a lob , is that because of the short time available , they did try ( albeit with their best efforts ) , to adapt the old Louis Armstrong concert stadium into a tennis arena , rather than start from scratch . |
| 2 | Nevertheless the national curriculum in maths , science and English was introduced in 1989 and the teachers have complained bitterly of the short time available for training and of the meagre resources devoted to it — £47.5 million for training in content and £33.1 million for preparing teachers for the new tests and assessment . |
| 3 | The report discusses the implications of the short time local authorities had to plan for use of the grant , in particular the difficulties within the time scale of consulting users , carers and others in planning for and providing new services . |
| 4 | Despite the short time available , ideas were formulated quickly into action and an overall package began to emerge . |
| 5 | ‘ Everything was now arranged and John and I were pleased with ourselves ; despite the short time available to us , all systems were no go . |
| 6 | With the short time available and the conflicting issues so confused , it seems that the department will recommend a typical British compromise . |
| 7 | The philosophy is devastatingly simple , Charlton recognising that he can not hope to improve players technically in the short time available to him before matches . |
| 8 | In spite of all the technological developments land sophistication and speed of modern communication , the point of a campaign roadshow is the same as it was in the days of the whistle-stop tour when politicians addressed voters from the backs of trains : to communicate with the maximum number of people in the short time available . |
| 9 | Although we can not expect them to become typographers or graphic designers , we do believe that even in the short time available during our course we can give them what might be called an aesthetic awareness that will enable them to make reasonable decisions in their future work . |
| 10 | Trust takes time to develop and is not always possible in the short time available for pre-operative preparation . |
| 11 | I will only refer to 2 projects in the short time available . |
| 12 | Mr. Peter Walker : It is difficult to answer such a question in the short time available for a parliamentary answer . |
| 13 | I had hoped to find a single sponsor , but this has not proved possible in the short time available . |
| 14 | I wish to make only one or two points in the short time available to me . |
| 15 | I hope that , in the short time available , she will be able to answer those questions . |
| 16 | In the short time available to her on 16th October Hilary could do no more than give a very sketchy account of her visit but enough to whet our appetites for more . |