1.   Scott Hastings has called time on his international career by cutting short his contract.

2.   There, alone on the page, is a very short cutting of a different sort.

3.   By cutting short his visit to Europe and returning to Israel on Thursday, Netanyahu showed he understands the gravity of the crisis.

4.   He walked stiffly and stayed seated during a question period after cutting short his lunchtime speech.

5.   Alarmed at the bitterness of the campaign, FIFA had seriously considered cutting short the bidding contest by a few months.

6.   FIFA had seriously considered cutting short the bidding contest by a few months.

7.   Informed of the bombing as the Oval Office meeting broke up, Sharon was considering cutting short his visit and returning home immediately, a spokesman said.

8.   Informed of the bombing as the Oval Office meeting broke up, Sharon immediately began considering cutting short his visit and returning home, a spokesman said.

9.   Tomba returns to competition after cutting short his North American racing after a bad back bothered him.

10.   Arafat left Dhaka Wednesday cutting short his three-day trip to Bangladesh to take part in the talks.