Sentence examples for and short in the from inspiring English sources

"I bought this really gorgeous Oscar de la Renta eyelet, long in back and short in the front — it's white".

The hedgers in this case are said to be long on their spot transaction and short in the futures transaction.

Q My boyfriend is 5ft 8in tall with only a 29in inside leg - so he's very long in the body and short in the leg.

Palm Beach County's hand recount was short of the deadline for certification, short of Democrats' expectations that it might swing the election to Vice President Al Gore and short, in the end, of the highest hopes and deepest fears.

He is very slight, and he wears his clothes the way he would have others wear them: jeans low on the hips, jacket tight in the shoulders and short in the arms, silk scarf, Converse Chucks.

Market neutral Typically, equal amounts of capital are invested long and short in the market, attempting to neutralise risk by purchasing undervalued securities and taking short positions in overvalued securities.

Coaches routinely take the points by virtue of a field goal when a long drive stalls on fourth-and-short in the opponent's red zone.

Michael Turner subsequently ran 12 yards for the initial score, one play after Falcons Coach Mike Smith, who routinely eschews field goals on fourth-and-short in the red zone, successfully punched up a first-down run.

Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate.

Children were carrying belongings in plastic bin bags, many of them wearing flip-flops and shorts in the November weather.

Afterward, Woods was wearing a tank top and shorts in the locker room, getting ready for a workout.