Sentence examples for for being short from inspiring English sources
"I don't want my children to blame us for being short when they grow up".
Bloomberg, who stands 5-foot-8, has often been taunted for being short by opponents.
"For someone known for being short, he would stand next to me seven foot tall," she said.
The government blamed councils for "being short sighted in their approach [and] failing to recognise the importance of the sector".
A large proportion of their shares were gobbled up by hedge funds, which Cable has repeatedly attacked for being short term investors, describing them as "spivs and gamblers".
He has a reputation for being short -- some say aloof -- with executives and co-workers, and for running his broadcast, "World News Tonight," with imperiousness.
He had a reputation for being short-tempered, but, in writing a critical biography of him, I was more struck by his unflinching loyalty.
But if there's a quality to the sneaker boomlet that smacks of the next little thing, it's because vintage built on nostalgia is famous for being short-lived.
He had a reputation for being short-tempered and angry; and it is perfectly true that he could flare up if he encountered some thoughtlessly expressed political opinion.
Sarkozy also acknowledges his reputation for being short-tempered, regretting that he "gave into anger" on occasion, such as the time he was caught on camera mumbling, "Get lost, you stupid bastard," at a man who insulted him during an agricultural show.
But perhaps, rather than dazzling them with sudden-onset economic optimism or berating them for being short-sighted and selfish it might be smarter to consider why the electorate is so resistant to Tony Abbott's politics, just as it was resistant to the agenda of the Labor government he replaced.
