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‘A list can be short.’

[⟨det list.n⟩ short.a]

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In the British National Corpus:

Keep lists short or show the respondent a card with the relevant items.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

That’s okay when lists are short, but sometimes they’re long.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We headed out, but being so late everything had shut, Ong decided to tell me (in chronological order) every western women he has tapped that on the floor his list was rather short.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Below you will find a short list of items available – there are more.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The former Vice President of the United States is’ ’ on the short list’ ’ of potential stars for the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars,’ ’ according to this website.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

But the point of this exercise is to create a list that’s short enough to remember and repeat, while emphasizing the strengths of our progressive philosophy.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I was thinking about having a tattoo, but whilst checking I had the correct spelling of my choice in Latin I came across a few more, the short list is no longer so short: 1. a bene placito’ ’…
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In Wikipedia:

This list is short because Myanmar’s stamp issuing policies are among the most conservative in the world.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

It was enough to make me cross him off the Substitutions List, and I don’t like to do that: the list is short enough already now that one of my favorites died and another favorite told me about his boyfriend.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Notable among this year’s Bilderberg guests are Kansas Governor, Kathleen Sebelius, who the Financial Times reported was on Johnson’s short list of nominees.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Those that know me know I want A LOTof shit, but since I don’t have a whole lot of dough I have cut my list short. 1.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Still, the list of average Super Bowl winning quarterbacks is fairly short.
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In Wikipedia:

The following entries, out of more than 170 received, were selected for the Short List: The 2009 awards.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Ahaha, a short list is short, but IT MEANS A LOT?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He’d definitely make the top of any short list I made and would probably finish at the top.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

When I went out to the Feb 2006 NY Comics Convention, on my short list of people to talk to was the new start – up of Virgin comics.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The list seemed too short and then I realized that I’d left off the names of the three women I was actually in love with.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The list for this Hong Kong trip was fortunately quite short, resulting in a surprisingly relaxing trip.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

My list is short as I have not been blogging for very long, but here goes: Book Calendar Rebecca Reads Medieval Bookworm In Spring It Is The Dawn The Symposium Thanks for blogging.
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Queried on 2013-05-19.