Sentence examples for may seem short from inspiring English sources

While 12 hours may seem short, and you forfeit a night's sleep in the process, the time is well spent according to Gavin McCormick from Team WattTime.

In one notable ad, actors mocked the leader's humanitarian-focused foreign policy as "wanting to send winter jackets to Syria," with one saying "like that will stop ISIS?" While a 78-day campaign may seem short compared to the million-furlong horse race that is the road to the American presidency, the lead-up to Canada's election is the longest in more a century.

A one-year period may seem short to study adherence patterns.

This may seem short for a first consultation; however, this is a standard duration in the Netherlands.

This period may seem short and may be a far cry from the notion of sustainability, yet farmers are entrepreneurs who need rapid returns on their investment.

For example, your loved one's tone may seem short and rude, yet she may be in a fantastic mood.

Flies may seem short-lived to people, but from a dipteran point of view they can thus live to a ripe old age.

Given the urgency of the climate problem this may seem inadequate, but short of a widely perceived national emergency, that is the best we are likely to see for some time.

Sensationalism may seem in short supply when public hearings begin Tuesday in front of the House committee deciding whether the governor should be impeached for conduct relating to gifts he received from people doing business with the state.

While one week duration may seem very short, it is in line with the average duration of training sessions in France in 2006.12 In addition, most training sessions in which older workers participated were aimed at adapting the worker to the job he already occupied, which does not require a lot of time.

This study looks at changes in condom use over a period of one month or longer, which may seem very short for observing a true change in behaviour.