1.   Economists said the combination of monetary and fiscal stimulus should ensure that the downturn, however steep it turns out to be, remains relatively short.

2.   TWA remains short on cash.

3.   Even with the pipeline working, gas remains desperately short in Armenia.

4.   Tempers remained short following the unprecedent two-day vote marred by violence and accusations of vote fraud.

5.   They said that without an action plan, confidence would remain short.

6.   While Liberia is largely at peace, much of the country is still without electricity or passable roads and supplies remain short.

7.   Water supplies remained short because of electrical problems at the main pumping station.

8.   International market monitors here predicted a slight glut in synthetic resins and rubber, but forecast the supply of synthetic raw materials would remain short.