| In a contracting muscle myosin and actin filaments slide past each other as the muscle fiber shortens. |
| Administration of antibiotics during the catarrhal stage shortens the duration and decreases symptom severity of the disease. |
| This backward movement shortens the spring, permitting the box once again to ride the belt. |
| Other community groups complain that construction companies don't take the proper care around the trees, which also shortens their lives. |
| Until then, or until such times as the team's injury list shortens, Stark must rely on hope or good fortune to deliver that precious commodity. |
| It's how you cope with the injuries that either extends or shortens your career. |
