21.   High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, damage batteries, and warp or melt some plastics.

22.   His life was being shortened by smoking, he said, and he wanted to sue.

23.   Improper storage will shorten the life of your fur by drying out the natural oils in the leather.

24.   It also probably would shorten his life, medical specialists say.

25.   Keeping things colder than necessary wastes electricity and shortens the life of your condenser.

26.   Kevin is locked in leg braces and has a disease that will shorten his life.

27.   Looking at the diseases that shorten life or cause disabilities in the developing world, Murray said that the top three are still infectious.

28.   Loose mounting bolts can contribute to vibrations that will shorten the life of the mower.

29.   Medical ethics permit doctors to give patients doses of pain drugs that might shorten their lives if the intent is to relieve pain and not to hasten death.

30.   Paffenbarger, among many other researchers, maintains that a person does not have to become an athlete to reduce the risk of developing diseases that can shorten life.