Sentence examples for was given a shorter from inspiring English sources

The former chief executive of Enron, jailed for his role in the collapse of the energy giant, could be free before the end of the decade after he was given a shorter sentence as a result of an agreement with prosecutors.

The design team for Storm of Zehir was smaller than that of Mask of the Betrayer and was given a shorter development period.

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.

Each performer was given a short set — sometimes just one song, and never longer than three — but the camaraderie between artists created a strong sense of cohesion on stage.

Mark Ravitz, set designer for the Diamond Dogs tour, was given a short brief – "Fritz Lang's Metropolis, power, Nuremberg" – that showed the ambition of Bowie's imagination, and its darkening hue.

The "Prediction" group was given a short theoretical introduction to pointers and pointer arithmetic subtopics during the lecture.

The 24-year-old was given a short-term deal in the summer by previous manager Derek McInnes as he looked to put a cruciate ligament injury behind him.

Each annotator was given a short training on the interpretation of the emotional space and the tool, before performing a sample annotation of a short clip from a different movie.

The student who obtained the exam was given a short suspension while the other students received detention.

Thereafter, he was employed as a rider and was given a short 45 mile delivery run from the township of Julesburg which lay to the west.