Shorter journeys to and fro Spain brought faster trade and quicker spread of ideas from Europe.

Shorter code lengths can be used for palettes smaller than the 256 colors in the example.

Shorter than most recent general histories and with lots of good illustrations.

* Shorter than expected periods for some seed states ( such seed states may be called ' weak ' in this context );

The 1995 song Noch koroche dnya (" Night is Shorter than Day ") by the Russian heavy metal band Aria is based on Meursault's encounter with the chaplain in the final scene of the novel.

Shorter columns or struts in compression are stronger than longer ones.

Shorter than an emu, but heavier and solidly built, cassowaries prefer thickly vegetated tropical forest.

The album featured a softer sound than would be the case in later years, predominantly using acoustic bass, with Shorter exclusively playing soprano saxophone.

Recruited by Shorter, Johnson was a supple player more than capable of providing the funk element which Zawinul desired.

A tighter and more traditional recording than previous releases, the record featured a more prominent role for Shorter, a strong element of bebop and a nod to jazz's golden age via a high-speed cover of Duke Ellington's " Rockin ' in Rhythm " ( showing off Zawinul's pioneering and ever-increasing ability to create synthetic big-band sounds on his synthesizers ).

Critics noted that Shorter seemed more suited to this album than he had to its predecessor, contributing more ; and the album was praised for its energetic compositions.

Significantly, Shorter spent little more time on the project than Bailey or Cinelu, contributed no compositions at all, and was not even present on many of the album's tracks: Zawinul attempted to compensate for this by bringing in guitarist Carlos Santana to contribute.

Shorter than the above two routes, but much more technically difficult.

Shorter than most dancers, he could not tower over a ballerina en pointe and was therefore relegated to secondary parts.

Often regarded as one of the most important recording engineers in music history, Van Gelder has recorded several thousand jazz sessions, including many widely recognized as classics, in a career spanning more than half a century. Van Gelder has recorded many of the great names in the genre, including Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Grant Green, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, and many others.

This is the last of Davis's studio albums with pop standards rather than band originals ; such would be gone by the time the quintet made its last change, replacing Coleman with Wayne Shorter in late 1964.

Shorter regional rail services will still usually be operated exclusively by multiple units where they exist, which have a shorter range and operate at lower average speeds than services on Inter-city rail networks.

The WSC Board of Trustees and Faculty pledge their commitment to those full historic statements which have been the doctrinal bond of fellowship for churches of Reformed persuasion for more than three centuries: The Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Larger Catechism, the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession of Faith, and the Canons of Dort.

Shorter rifles could have easily been made ( and often were made ) that would have been more accurate than the smooth bore muskets they replaced, but military commanders still used tactics like firing by ranks, and feared that with a shorter weapon the soldiers in the rear ranks might accidentally shoot the front rank soldiers in the back of the head.

The Shorter version has over 900 articles, each with more in depth coverage than the corresponding entry ( if present ) in the Concise encyclopedia.

Shorter legs, without joints at the hip, are sometimes used to create minifigures which are shorter in stature than standard figures.

Richard Pirkle, a former Professor of Biology at Shorter, resigned in 2012 after the administration began pushing for the teaching of creationism and intelligent design ( which are philosophical rather than scientific, and thus should be dealt with in other departments ) in biology classes, as such policies could negatively affect students ' education and ability to gain admission to graduate programs.

Shorter than the ordinary bantam, they are often only 20-30 centimeters tall ( with head upright ) and their feet and legs are completely covered by their feathers.

Shorter, lighter games in this class are known as gateway games, whereas longer, heavier games are known as gamers ' games.

Shorter sidecut radii ( tighter turns ) are generally used for halfpipe riding while longer sidecut radii ( wider turns ) are used for freeride / alpine / racing riding.

Shorter, newer, and Olympic quality tracks tend to be timber or synthetics ; longer, older, or inexpensive tracks are concrete, macadam, or even cinder.

Shorter CIDR prefixes match more addresses, while longer prefixes match fewer.

Shorter flights tend to be direct and swift, but longer flights are slightly undulating.

Shorter term bonds generally pay interest only until maturity ; longer term bonds generally are amortized through annual principal payments.

Having reluctantly agreed with Shorter that he would no longer use the band name, Zawinul attempted to reform the Sportin ' Life lineup ( minus Shorter but adding guitarist John Scofield ) under the new name Weather Update.

Shorter or longer timeframes are used for alternately shorter or longer outlooks.

Shorter wavelengths are known as the ultraviolet ( UV ) part of the spectrum, while longer wavelengths are grouped into the infrared portion of the spectrum.

Shorter maceration tends to produce wines suitable for early drinking while prolonged maceration is more suited to wines for longer ageing.

Shorter scale baritones tend to be tuned C-C or B-B whereas longer ones are typically tuned A-A.

* Shorter and longer ratchets allow the ratchet plus socket to be used in a variety of open or restricted spaces.

Shorter or longer measures are possible for more extreme applications.

Shorter ( around one year ) programs build upon the education already learned in a 2 year PCP training program, while longer ( typically up to two years ) college programs typically cater to PCP who graduated from shorter PCP programs.

Shorter terms often have less risk of default and exposure to inflation because the near future is easier to predict.

However, because a significant portion of the Scottish Highland population spoke only Gaelic, the Synod of Argyll in 1649 instructed seven of its ministers to translate the Westminster Shorter Catechism into that language.

The college was renamed in 1877 to Shorter Female College because of the financial contributions of Alfred and Martha Shorter.

Shorter, rounder wings are found on species that are sedentary and make shorter foraging flights in denser forests and reedbeds.

I wore them very short and the customers would say, ' Shorter, shorter.

: Shorter barrel and slide ( like " Compact "), but with standard-sized frame that has a slightly shorter dust cover.

Shorter Terms In this section it is proposed that copyright terms should be shorter.

** Shorter pedestrian crossing distance across the mainline may provide for shorter cross street signal phases.

Besides these shorter editions of The Divine Office, there used to be A Shorter Prayer During the Day comprising the Psalter for the Middle Hours also published by Collins.