Sentence examples for as being short from inspiring English sources
The phrase "as being short" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something or someone in terms of their shortness, often in a context where you are explaining a characteristic or quality.
Example: "He was often teased by his peers as being short, but he never let it affect his confidence."
Alternatives: "for being short" or "as being small in stature".
The Kennedy endorsement grants Mr. Obama, who has been framed by the Clintons as being short on experience, the approval of one of the Senate's senior members.
The broadcaster Mark Nicholas dismissed them as being "short of brains" in a tournament preview, words which have fuelled them on their charge to the final.
She recalls her boss as being "short but well kept", of a "gentlemanly countenance", who wore "suits of the best cloth, and always had a light tan".
"We regard the loss of sales volume at Circuit City and Heilig-Meyers as being short term, because our other established retailers are picking up that volume," Mr. Ward said.
The weakest banks in Europe — Greek banks and those identified by European regulators as being short on capital — cut new lending by 14.6 percent in the last six months of 2011, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
In the Distraction condition, subjects performed a two-alternative forced-choice duration discrimination decision, judging the second tone of each pair as being short or long by pressing a button with the left or right index finger.
Long ties with thin knots are cool, as are short ones with fat knots.
A new long-range electronic navigation device, known as loran, used for both naval vessels and aircraft, was developed, as were short-range navigational systems, called shoran.
Short-term nursing contracts are plentiful, as are short-term engineering projects.
The operation is seen as being short-term, with responsibility handed back to UN peacekeeping forces once order is restored and the immediate emergency over, Mr Bush promised.
Ms. Meyer, who is 6 feet tall, remembered him as being shorter than his 5 feet 8 inches.
