1.   Ms. Chang said she was told that the authenticity of the photograph was questionable because the shadows of the figures appeared too short for the winter.

2.   But he contributed little and the rest of his teammates appeared short on creativity too.

3.   But the Brazilian international contributed little and the rest of his teammates appeared short on creativity too.

4.   Critics said U.S. intentions, conveyed at the environmental summit by Undersecretary of State Stuart Eizenstat, appeared short on concrete action.

5.   He turned and fired a shot that appeared short, hitting the side of the rim, before going up and through as the buzzer sounded.

6.   That deadline appeared too short as three rounds of talks with the Tigers got bogged down by mutual accusations of insincerity.

7.   The deeply divided U.N. Security Council appears short on fresh ideas.

8.   The crisis over the arms inspections in Iraq now moves to a deeply divided U.N. Security Council, which appears short on fresh ideas.