Sentence examples for it shortened from inspiring English sources

The GTE brand has its genesis in 1935, with the organization of General Telephone and Electric, and two decades later, it shortened its name to GTE.

ORIGINALLY a village named La Romita, the neighborhood in central Mexico City that grew out of it shortened its name to Roma, adorning itself with a European feel and a self-fulfilling prophecy.

"And you can't tell if we're gay or straight by looking at us!" The community board's letter to the liquor authority will include stipulations that the board would support the bar if it shortened its hours so that it was not open when children were at the school, erected a wall on the rooftop patio to prevent visibility, and increased security.

But it shortened Mr Blair's political life expectancy.

It shortened the season by up to nine games per team.

A few years later, I had it shortened, hoping to give it a new lease of life.

"It shortens the learning curve".

He re-edited it, shortening it by 70 minutes, but it still did lousy business.

It shortens life by seven years and costs the economy £7.4bn a year.

It shortens a person's horizons and narrows his perspective, creating a dangerous tunnel vision.

It shortens our depth a little bit, but we still have a good lineup".