| According to the rules that drive this particular fetish, anything short of self-destruction is just going through the motions. |
| We are selling about 200 cattle each week and just short of 2,000 hoggs and lambs which is a good indicator of the demand. |
| It was a match of mediocre quality, although neither side was short of commitment. |
| It is a noteworthy exercise in vitriol, and perhaps self-aggrandizement, but it falls far short of legitimate journalism. |
| Edinburgh has created 50 training places in primary schools and 48 in secondaries, but each figure is about 25 short of the number required. |
| Naturally one has to stop short of suggesting that the BBC's figures have been massaged. |
