1.   Boundaries of taste are overstepped, personal space is invaded, and tempers get short.

2.   After that, the fibers get too short to use.

3.   After this past weekend, though, that patience is bound to be getting a bit short.

4.   Everything got short.

5.   For those companies, the runway to profitability is getting very short, meaning they must cut staff, close down or file for bankruptcy.

6.   I got short and I got crooked.

7.   Lawmakers in both chambers acknowledged Friday that while they still hoped to reach a compromise, time was getting short.

8.   That puts Italy against the Germans, and both are among that select group of former winners who tend to play big when the list of teams get short.

9.   The Patriots are getting short on defensive backs.

10.   The ride just got real short.