Sentence examples for are given a short from inspiring English sources

The prefect of Samos laments that "we are given a short bedsheet to cover our body".

Up-and-coming fado singers are given a short residency and perform every night producing a CD at the end.

Immediately after watching the video, students are given a short time to write down notes about what they saw.

She changes her tune when an emergency leaves a hole in the schedule, and the Muppets are given a short deadline to fill in the gap.

"When women are given a short leave, or they're pressured to be on call, some decide it's just not worth it to return," she added.

When subjects performing trial after trial without rest (massed practice) are given a short break, perhaps midway through training, scores on the very next trial will show a significant improvement when compared with those of a massed group given no break.

Murdoch: He said, "I was given a short time and was given like two boxes.

An unscientific sample of Florida voters was given a short word-association test this week.

A prepared bulb has been given a short cold treatment by the grower, but it is never enough.

The employee should be given a short time scale of around 48 hours to return or destroy the information.

Journalists were allowed to see one such site, but were given a short tour and were unable to determine exactly what activities the plant undertook.