Example sentences of "short [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both these positions entail a great deal of risk ; going long produces the possibility of capital losses on the shares held , going short produces the possibility that the jobber may have to buy in the shares at a future date at expensive prices . |
| 2 | While some detectors may run as normal for some time on cheap batteries , in other cases battery life will be ridiculously short leading the operator to conclude that a detector malfunction has occurred . |
| 3 | For such widely based indices , it is often not possible to short sell the index . |
| 4 | Long means a bank is purchasing and accumulating deposits in a currency whereas short implies a run-down of deposit balances in a currency ( possibly even a loan situation existing in a nostro account with a correspondent bank ) . |
| 5 | May I draw my right hon. Friend 's attention to the delegation that I led to the Lord Chancellor to consider the problem of bail bandits and light sentencing by Crown courts , and to the concern in my constituency that the Hampshire police authority is short changing the Isle of Wight in terms of the number of constables on the beat ? |
| 6 | We have maintained our strong cash position and balance sheet without short changing the year 's investment programme . |