1.   She thought nothing of driving her old Buickacross your field if that was the shortest way home.

2.   The ball has such a dramatic effect on their vehicles that the two women avoid the road even though it is the shortest way home, they say.

3.   The shortest way to the unemployment line in the Bush administration is to put your ego ahead of being a good team player.

4.   The former Soviet republic has argued that it offers the shortest way from Azerbaijan to northern Europe and provides for lower transportation costs than other routes.

5.   The shortest way for Israeli planes to Iraq is to fly over Jordan.

6.   Although Eddery chose to ride the favourite the shortest way round the course on the rails, he encountered awful problems, including being bumped coming down Tattenham Corner.