Do you like it or would you prefer something shorter? A shorter name would be more convenient on a sign.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

She also says the study does not prove that negative emotions or distrust lead to bad health effects and shorter life.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

But Dr.Brown says fingertips are not often reattached if they are the length of a fingernail or shorter.

VOA: special.2011.02.02

If resident doctors work shorter hours, the researchers said, errors could happen when one resident takes control of a patient's care from another.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

They found that the risk of depression was not higher among those with the shorter gene.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

The report said the residents were attempting to do as much work in the shorter time as they had done while working more hours.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

And another British study reported last year that people whose index finger is shorter than their ring finger are at higher risk of osteoarthritis.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

The longer the ring finger and the shorter the index finger, the greater the testosterone exposure.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

Others who want to graduate in three years must pay for the same education as four-year students, but in a shorter period of time.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

They appear red. Light waves from an object speeding toward you will have shorter wavelengths.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

More recently, the Institute of Medicine reported that the shorter workweek did not help residents.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

They marched to demand better pay, shorter work hours and the right to vote.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation similar to, but shorter than,radio waves.

VOA: special.2010.09.01

You try hard to keep warm. The days are shorter and darker.

VOA: special.2009.01.26