knowing that its ageless mass would always dwarf the short span of time allotted to any man.

In a short time the officer returned and Thomas followed on his heels.

He hung around New York, waiting to hear whether they would accept it for production and in that time came down to Asheville and also paid a short visit to Chapel Hill, where with almost childish delight he visited old friends and favorite campus spots.

The total operation was a construction project comparable in magnitude with the Panama Canal, but in 1917 time was in short supply ; ;

There was no time in the short Mexican encounter to evolve a solution but the area provided a proving ground for new departures in the near future.

Later, rising ninety, he was beset by publishers for the story of his life and miracles, as he put it, but, calling himself the Needy Knife-grinder, he had spent his time writing short articles and long letters and could not get even a small popular book done.

In my short period here I believe that at no time has he been otherwise than the most popular man on both sides of the aisle.

Sacrifice will have to be made in some cases, but it is to the municipality's advantage to finance the change-over for a short period of time rather than pay interest on tax anticipation notes indefinitely.

Miss Sally May Saabye, ( Miss Rhode Island 1960 ) says that within a short time -- on June 17th -- her reign will come to an end.

This agreement is considered very good for such short time intervals.

The need here is most clearly felt and our capacity to recruit and train qualified volunteers in a short period of time is greatest.

But during the last several years boats were launched in areas where, a short time ago, the only water to be found was in wells and watering troughs for livestock.

If the lever is pulled to clear a signal or move a switch, the tappet moves a short distance lengthwise at the same time.

In the relatively short time since these early observations, Venus has been observed at additional wave lengths in the range from 0.8 to 10.2 cm, and Jupiter has been observed over the wave-length range from 3.03 to 68 Aj.

unfortunately, no one has kept complete records of one individual, whereas many have been made for a very short period of time.

Over a relatively short period of time, usually about four to twelve weeks, the worker must be able to shift the focus, back and forth, between immediate external stressful exigencies ( `` precipitating stress '' ) and the key, emotionally relevant issues ( `` underlying problem '' ) which are, often in a dramatic preconscious breakthrough, reactivated by the crisis situation, and hence once again amenable to resolution.

In some programs, treatment is concentrated over a short period of time, while in others, after the initial contact is established, flexible spacing of interviews has been experimentally used with apparent success.

Somewhat to his surprise he found that one girl, whom he would never have considered for the job since she had appeared somewhat mousy and also had been in the office a relatively short time, did the most outstanding job of playing the role of receptionist, showing wit, sparkle, and aplomb.

Typically, the young child's emotional reactions last for a relatively short time, as contrasted to those of an adult.

As the child grows older, his emotional reactions lead to `` moods '', or emotional states drawn out over a period of time and expressed slowly, rather than in short, abrupt outbursts.

In spite of the relatively short period of time that we have experienced among you, we have already seen many indications of your character and spirit.

At the beginning of the school year, the new students don't eat the cereal right away, but within a short time they are eating it voraciously.

During the first few days of wearing the appliance and immediately following each adjustment, Susan may have a slight discomfort or soreness, but after a short time this will disappear.

So Mel Chandler set out to sell him on the spirit of Garryowen, just as he himself had been sold a short time before.

A short time ago all Africa was a Western preserve.

In short, both his own declarations and his figural blindness, when he looked at objects, seem to present undeniable evidence that he had simply no visual memory at all.

But here again, the surface-declaring device both overshoots and falls short of its aim.

In short, the book, based largely on lectures delivered at Harvard University, is both reliable and readable ; ;

After a short time, both George and Donald joined the class with me so they wouldn't feel lonely, and we used to hang a sign on the door of the Brush-off reading out to work.

Many of Christie ’ s books and short stories both set in the Middle East and back in England have a decidedly otherworldly influence in which religious sects, sacrifices, ceremony, and seances play a part.

St Paul spoke of the ' last times ': " Brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none " ( 1 Corinthians 7: 29 ); " God ... Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son " ( Hebrews 1: 2 ).

Elections since 1998 have represented an improvement in terms of both fairness and efficiency, although they are still considered to have fallen short of international standards.

During his short reign, peace was established both at home and abroad, finances were well regulated, and the various administrative services were placed on a basis that afterwards enabled Spain to pass through the disastrous war with the United States without the threat of a revolution.

In both he is called " Aurelius " for short.

Generally, managers seek relative value opportunities by being both long and short municipal bonds with a duration-neutral book.

The Senate finished a twenty-one-day trial on February 12, 1999, with the vote ( 55 Not Guilty / 45 Guilty ) on both counts falling short of the Constitutional two-thirds majority requirement to convict and remove an officeholder.

The better a plant can cope with these changing conditions, the more likely it is to be able to survive over both the short and long term as well as establish itself over a wider geographic range.

It is a rather short book, in both Jewish and Christian scripture, consisting of only four chapters.

If the sets are short to medium length the caller will often try to run the dance until each couple has danced with every other couple both as a 1 and a 2 and returned to where they started.

The films Johnny Mnemonic and New Rose Hotel, both based upon short stories by William Gibson, flopped commercially and critically.

It is possible that small dinosaurs ( other than birds ) did survive, but they would have been deprived of food as both herbivorous dinosaurs would have found plant material scarce, and carnivores would have quickly found prey in short supply.

Multiple units are almost invariably equipped with control cabs at both ends, which is why such units are so frequently used to provide commuter services, due to the associated short turn-around time.

Until then, the Brewers had a rivalry with the White Sox, which had become known as The I-94 Series, as both teams are just a short drive from Interstate 94.

A ferry was established to avoid crossing both the Flatrock and Driftwood rivers, which join only a short distance above the site of the ferry.

His nephew Nero Caesar both envied and admired the fact that Gaius had run through the vast wealth Tiberius had left him in so short a time.

Catherine was quite short in stature with long red hair, wide blue eyes, a round face, and a fair complexion. She was descended, on her maternal side, from the English royal house ; her great-grandmother Catherine of Lancaster, after whom she was named, and her great-great-grandmother Philippa of Lancaster were both daughters of John of Gaunt and granddaughters of Edward III of England.

Therefore, compound crossbows generally use only pulleys that are both round and concentrically mounted, in order to capture the maximum available energy from the relatively short draw length.

The Steelers won Super Bowl X and Super Bowl XIII ; both games were decided in the final seconds, first on a last-second throw by Roger Staubach, then as a fourth-quarter rally by Dallas fell short on an onside kick.

It won a Special Jury Award at the Cannes International Film Festival for best short film, and received an Academy Award nomination ( for best animated short film ), both in 1978.