1.   But then, city dwellers have never been long on modesty.

2.   Early jazz history is long on legend and short on facts.

3.   He grew his fingernails long on the right hand, saying that made it easier to pluck the strings.

4.   It was short on ice and long on scotch.

5.   An Oxford don who was long on erudition but a little short on everyday nous.

6.   While the Budget was long on rhetoric concerning business, as expected there were no significant changes to direct business taxation.

7.   Analysts do not disagree that Amazon is still long on executive talent.

8.   And in fact the agreement is long on promises and short on specifics.

9.   And economists, international bankers and multilateral financial institutions have been long on sermons but too short on practical solutions.

10.   And medical researchers looking for the secret of long life found that centenarians in Pakistan thrive on a diet short on meat and long on chili peppers.