1.   But even that was not enough time, cutting short the time for manual counting and forcing Gore to file the formal contest.

2.   He later called the archbishop, he said, to tell him he was cutting short his studies at the Poznan seminary.

3.   Simonds remembers her father became ill in September, cutting short a Labor Day trip to a state fair to come home.

4.   But the crowd lapsed into stunned silence when Beckham drilled his shot into the net, cutting short the plastic trumpets and noisemakers.

5.   Netanyahu returned to Israel on Thursday evening after cutting short by several hours a three-day trip to Europe.

6.   Vanessa Gusmeroli of France, the surprise world bronze medalist last year, was eighth after cutting short her combination jump, doing only a double lutz.

7.   Princess Diana flew back to Britain Wednesday after cutting short a holiday in the south of France.