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  • 51short-term — adj [usually before noun] continuing for only a short time, or relating only to the period that is not very far into the future ≠ ↑long term ▪ The treatment may bring short term benefits to AIDS sufferers. ▪ Most of the staff are on short term… …

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  • 52short-run — UK US adjective [before noun] ► continuing to exist or have an effect for a short period of time: »The value of shares depends little on short run company earnings. »So the best short run forecast of the exchange rate is whatever it happens to be …

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  • 53Time, Forward! — (translit. Vremya, vperyod! , ru. Время, вперёд!) is the Soviet 1965 drama film directed by Sofiya Milkina and Mikhail Shveytser based on a novel with the same name and a screenplay by Valentin Katayev. Composer Georgi Sviridov, sound by Lev… …

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  • 54short-lived — || ‚ʃɔrt lɪvd /ʃɔːt lives for a few days, lives for a short period of time, mortal, ephemeral …

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  • 55short-lived — [ ,ʃɔrt lıvd ] adjective lasting for a short period of time: a short lived television series Their promises proved to be short lived …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 56Time U.K — was an English rock band in the early 1980s. After the split of The Jam in 1982, Drummer Rick Buckler received numerous demo tapes from musicians interested in forming a new band with him. One of these stood out. It was from former Masterswitch… …

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  • 57short-lived — [ˌʃo:t ˈlıvd US ˌʃo:rt ˈlaıvd] adj existing or happening for only a short time ▪ Our happiness was short lived …

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  • 58short-stay — adj [only before noun] BrE short stay hotels, car parks etc are places that you can stay for only a short time …

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  • 59short-term memory — noun uncount the part of your memory that remembers recent events or things that you only need to know for a short period of time …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 60short range — short term; for a short period of time …

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