It's a huge change in a very short period of time.

The repayment period is relatively short, about a year or so.

...in short, the period was so far like the present period...

And there's a short rest period. It can be for a few seconds.

3 axis short period seismometers are required.

A cooperative store, established in 1967, is open three times a week for a short period.

I don't think so, if I do, it's for a short period of time.

26. A cooperative store, established in 1967, is open three times a week for a short period.

And there was a wonderful little short four year time period when marvelous things happened.

The goal is to implement the prototype within a short time period, perhaps days or weeks.

This is an astonishing amount of progress in a remarkably short period of time in human history.

The Group was active during a short period of three months and submitted recommendations (E 1999 103).

b) if he or she commits the act once again within a short period of time, or

It is true that several changes in the figures were made within a short period of time.

Six years seemed an appropriate period, neither too short nor too long.

During that relatively short period, its economy had begun to register growth.

For the period 1992 to 1995, the report falls short of substantial data, the related period being the wartime.

In a short period of time, it has become a true cornerstone of the fight against impunity at the international level.

Experience had also shown that these conditions could change significantly in a relatively short period of time within a duty station.

We said it would be just for a short period until the 26. We've extended it until the 31.

And that's too short of a time period for all the different risk factors that we know to change.

Nevertheless, UNIFIL was able to regain and assert its freedom of movement within a very short period of time.

Findings of the evaluation show that CBSS FES has produced very positive outcomes over a short period of time.

The wide gap between the rich and the poor countries cannot be closed in a short period of time.

The institutions of NEPAD have been created and its programme has been elaborated in a remarkably short period of time.

In the short time period I have, I want to show you a little bit of a sense about how we do this.

Within a short period of flexible administration of Georgia's economy he managed to expand his country's relations with international financial institutions.

Such progress, had it really been made in such a short period of time, would no doubt be an amazing feat.

Because of various circumstances, the same countries are sometimes visited by different mandate holders within a relatively short period of time.

Despite serious difficulties, those extraordinary efforts saw the War Crimes Chamber up and running in a remarkably short period of time.

25. Calls upon the Secretary General to stop immediately the practice of giving personnel on short term appointments consultant contracts for a short period and then rehiring them on short term appointments in violation of the spirit of open and transparent recruiting practices

Within a short period of time, a significant amount of work has been accomplished at a remarkable pace by UNFIP, collaborating closely with the Foundation.

The best way to reflect each country apos s economic situation was to have a short base period, three years for example.

But I have seen that place change beyond all description, just in that short period of time.

The selection of the base period was crucial to the calculation of the scale of assessments, since too long or too short a base period would lead to distortions in the relevant data.

Three staff members arrested during the reporting period by the Palestinian authorities in the West Bank were released after being detained for a short period and before any information was requested or received.

UNCITRAL has already had considerable success in the insolvency area with two major projects successfully completed in a very short period of time and

The reduced requirements resulted mainly from delays in the recruitment of staff during the short period of time.

Her Government supported a short statistical base period of three years, which would more accurately reflect the current situation in the economy of a given Member State.

58. The situation of the former centralized economy countries is a special case of income concentration and regressive distribution of wealth in a short period of time.

a short while...

A little short?

It had been virtually impossible, in the short period since Latvia's independence, to change public attitudes about gender roles.

The purpose of the Law is to ensure a compensation of income upon the short term loss of the ability to work that is related to the period of sickness, pre natal and post natal period.

Payments credits from the Republic of Moldova during the period from 2001 to 2004 ( 2,293,059) fell somewhat short of payments foreseen in its schedule for the same period ( 2,300,000).