short duration

collocation in English

meaningsofshortandduration

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short
adjective
uk
/ʃɔːt/
us
/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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duration
noun[U]
uk
/dʒʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/
us
/duːˈreɪ.ʃən/
the length of time that ...
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(Definition ofshortanddurationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Alternatively, the source may have disseminated legionella for only ashortduration.
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During theshortdurationof the trials, the accumulated drift in the gyro orientation estimate is considered negligible.
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Ashortdurationof symptoms is usual, with constitutional problems being conspicuously absent.
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In both, the marriage has been only ofshortduration, and the wives were probably not yet integral members of the household.
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Most trials studying the effect of media campaigns have concluded that, if any effect at all, it is ofshortduration.
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This multidisciplinary rehabilitation program is designed for intensive therapy ofshortduration, aiming at resocialization and return to work.
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When making these observations, however, flight was ignored, owing to the difficulties caused by its veryshortdurationin the small observation-jars.
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This allows for it to be quickly updated as a movement unfolds, but it also means that its memory is ofshortduration.
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Conversely, momentary large excursions may also occur during the non-turbulent intervals; these are due to the largeshortdurationexcursions in the 'noise'.
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An economic analysis conducted on the data obtained within the relativelyshortdurationof the present study showed the same result.
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Infections may occur at any time during the lactating or non-lactating period, and are often ofshortduration.
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Shortdurationof possession (less than ten years) became rare.
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