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  • The wallpaper was short-lived in humid weather because it ate up all the nutrients and then went grey; also it could not tell the difference between drooling lust and murderous rage, and was likely to turn your wallpaper an erotic pink when what you really needed was a murky, capillary-bursting greenish red.†   (source)
  • But they were very rare and short-lived.†   (source)
  • The relief I feel is short-lived, shifting into another kind of fear.†   (source)
  • As I should have expected, my happiness was short-lived.†   (source)
  • In the process, the child pierces the silence in the room with a short-lived cry His parents react with mutual alarm, but Patty laughs approvingly.†   (source)
  • Unfortunately her hope was short-lived, for the very next day Pedro Muzquiz appeared at the house, his esteemed father at his side, to ask for Tita's hand in marriage.†   (source)
  • He knew that meant their mutiny had been short-lived, all three of them subdued in less than a minute.†   (source)
  • His own surprise was short-lived, melting into an apology.†   (source)
  • But our fun was short-lived.†   (source)
  • But collective thinking is usually short-lived.†   (source)
  • Yours is a short-lived-but prolific-race.†   (source)
  • But the unbridled happiness of the reunion was short-lived.†   (source)
  • Maybe they thought the invasion would be short-lived, and they thought they could wait it out.†   (source)
  • Every eighteen or twenty years her unlivable life would be interrupted by a short-lived glory?†   (source)
  • She obviously thinks that my short-lived career as a nanny came to an end because of her or because of her child.†   (source)
  • But my flight was short-lived.†   (source)
  • And yet that first experience, although cruel and short-lived, did not leave her bitter; rather, she had the overwhelming conviction that with or without marriage, or God, or the law, life was not worth living without a man in her bed.†   (source)
  • My military career was short-lived, but very promising.†   (source)
  • Dan's euphoria was short-lived.†   (source)
  • A cheer went up from the Athena cabin, but our victory was short-lived.†   (source)
  • But his good fortune was short-lived.†   (source)
  • Enjoying the music is short-lived, though, when I feel my phone vibrate.†   (source)
  • Lee Bronson has signed Eric Jones, who last appeared locally three seasons ago in the short-lived Kingdom of the Blind, for the role of the elder son in the Lane Smith drama, Happy Hunting Ground, which opens here in November.†   (source)
  • But this lull proved to be short-lived and came to an abrupt end one morning in September.†   (source)
  • After Uncle Al recovers from his violent but short-lived bereavement, he organizes a farewell befitting "our beloved Lucinda.†   (source)
  • Is it always so short-lived?†   (source)
  • Still, when the tape ended, she had forced herself to sit down and count up her affairs—short-lived and long, passionate and detached, bitter and amicable—over the years.†   (source)
  • There was power in the ability to do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted to do it, but the pleasure was usually short-lived.†   (source)
  • But this miraculous improvement was short-lived.†   (source)
  • The reactor coolant, which carried short-lived but dangerous radioactivity, never flashed to steam.†   (source)
  • Usually such freshets were short-lived, but this one wasn't.†   (source)
  • That, too, was short-lived; the owner Walters trained for soon retired from the racing business.†   (source)
  • He'd dated one other girl for about a year prior to me, but aside from that, his relationships were short-lived.†   (source)
  • Better to sanctify the union, however short-lived, in Allah's sight, Changazi cheerfully explained to Mortenson, than simply to have sex.†   (source)
  • Within a few weeks, he was able to get to the right classrooms on time, though it was a short-lived victory.†   (source)
  • This, combined with his mysteri-ousness, causes some substantial sexual frisson among the women in the unit and his various classes-energy he casually harnesses in frequent, though usually short-lived, sexual liaisons.†   (source)
  • His laughter was short-lived, of course, because at the scent of blood pumping through all those teenage veins, Vlad had to take a break to get his fangs back under control.†   (source)
  • Clary wondered, but the thought was short-lived; the darkness came back, and the hallucinations claimed her again.†   (source)
  • At times the ability to convince myself of vast, unprovable notions was kind of soothing, but the relief was usually short-lived.†   (source)
  • I've recalled it often, here in my hole: How the grass turned green in the springtime and how the mocking birds fluttered their tails and sang, how the moon shone down on the buildings, how the bell in the chapel tower rang out the precious short-lived hours; how the girls in bright summer dresses promenaded the grassy lawn.†   (source)
  • Their hopes were, however, short-lived as they turned to the amino-acid analysis: AMINO ACID ANALYSIS DATA OUTPUT PRINT SAMPLE 1 - BLACK OBJECT UNIDENTIFIED ORIGIN - SAMPLE 2 - GREEN OBJECT UNIDENTIFIED ORIGIN - SAMPLE 1 SAMPLE 2 NEUTRAL AMINO ACIDS GLYCINE
    00.†   (source)
  • On Jan. 7, before Aristide's inauguration, thugs seized the government in a short-lived coup.†   (source)
  • Perhaps even this may sometimes err, but its errors are honest, solitary and short-lived.†   (source)
  • That was the way of this cold world, where men fished the sea and dug in the ground and died, whilst women brought forth short-lived children from beds of blood and pain.†   (source)
  • But a smart girl will realize that if her popularity hinges on "park and spark" it will be short-lived.†   (source)
  • There have been moments when I've felt a spark, but it is short-lived, no more consequential than a single drop of rain in a drought.†   (source)
  • Besides, Be-li may have his hopes about a short-lived servitude, but Singbe did not believe it.†   (source)
  • A short-lived enterprise to match our short-lived career.†   (source)
  • Tony's point, obviously, was that there was a divine purpose to Clay's life (even if it did seem short-lived to us) and that no human person should ever try to play God by deciding who should live or die.†   (source)
  • But his laughter was short-lived, replaced by something unthinkable three weeks ago.†   (source)
  • In any case, the decline of morale proved short-lived, for the Union armies did not fall apart and soon won some of their most decisive victories of the war.†   (source)
  • Short-lived calms were followed by bloody rebellions.†   (source)
  • Even on the banks of the lake across the way, the period of good will was short-lived among the long-standing rivals.†   (source)
  • His look of triumph was short-lived because it ran smack into Lou's bony right fist.†   (source)
  • Lavon's relief was short-lived, however, for at that same instant the thunderclap of an explosion shook Prospect Street.†   (source)
  • Then, remembering my responsibilities to my scientific supplies, I entered the cabin, barred the door, and regardless of the discomfort caused by the stench of the debris on the floor made myself as comfortable as I could on top of the table for the balance of the short-lived night.†   (source)
  • Though my first attempt at it was pretty short-lived.†   (source)
  • THE thrill of a new life in a home of our own in Baltimore was short-lived.†   (source)
  • Only in the short-lived Middle Ages--speaking relatively--was religion more central to the whole life of a people.†   (source)
  • Following directly upon his decision, Leamas was aware of a comparable sensation; relief, short-lived but consoling, sustained him for a time.†   (source)
  • But this mischievous, girlish infatuation was short-lived.†   (source)
  • I was relieved that Kali, most garrulous of women, had not come, but it was a short-lived relief.†   (source)
  • My relief was short-lived as I heard another grunt and some snuffling.†   (source)
  • But their interest in me was short-lived.†   (source)
  • But the shock and terror was short-lived.†   (source)
  • Dan breathed a sigh of relief, but it was short-lived.†   (source)
  • She smiled up at him, but it was short-lived.†   (source)
  • This was a lot more than he earned at his short-lived office job in the Loop.†   (source)
  • Relief spilled over Isabelle—she'd been half-sure Aline was dead—but it was short-lived.†   (source)
  • Humans are a short-lived race, and we should not be governed by one of the Undying.†   (source)
  • In unelectrified rural areas, radios ran on pricey, short-lived batteries.†   (source)
  • But it is short-lived and she once again regards me as a village's missing idiot.†   (source)
  • For over twenty years, we traveled together, the only immortals to walk among the short-lived races.†   (source)
  • The rain was pounding the tent, tears were pouring down Hermione's face, and the excitement of a few minutes before had vanished as if it had never been, a short-lived firework that had flared and died, leaving everything dark, wet, and cold.†   (source)
  • Our astonishment was short-lived, for it gave way to a curious kind of defensive shame; we were embarrassed for Pecola, hurt for her, and finally we just felt sorry for her.†   (source)
  • Langdon's relief was short-lived.†   (source)
  • But in all the cycles of Trisolaran civilization, this type of civilization was the weakest and most short-lived.†   (source)
  • But this was a short-lived illusion, for he had reached the stage where he would forget what the written reminders in his pockets meant, search the entire house for the eyeglasses he was wearing, turn the key again after locking the doors, and lose the sense of what he was reading because he forgot the premise of the argument or the relationships among the characters.†   (source)
  • Out on the snow-dusted quad, thirty first-formers jog in place, their breath showing in short-lived plumes.†   (source)
  • They would emerge a short distance away, sometimes three or four of them, a short-lived archipelago of volcanic islands.†   (source)
  • Can the stability and order of the world be but a temporary dynamic equilibrium achieved in a corner of the universe, a short-lived eddy in a chaotic current?†   (source)
  • With Riverrun now safely in Lannister hands, Raventree was the remnant of the Young Wolf's short-lived kingdom.†   (source)
  • Hannah's friendships with women were, of course, seldom and short-lived, and the newly married couples whom her mother took in soon learned what a hazard she was.†   (source)
  • The reds and yellows of common flame warred against the emeralds and jades of wildfire, each color flaring and then fading, birthing armies of short-lived shadows to die again an instant later.†   (source)
  • His short-lived smile was grim.†   (source)
  • But you are young, even by the reckoning of your short-lived race-much less by that of the dwarves, dragons, and elves.†   (source)
  • Her relief was short-lived.†   (source)
  • Their jubilation was short-lived.†   (source)
  • His elation was short-lived.†   (source)
  • For a moment, he missed them as a record of his life, but his regret was short-lived as he realized that the damage from every injury he had ever suffered, no matter how small, had been repaired.†   (source)
  • If his worst fears had come to pass, then the Varden's victories would be short-lived, and Roran knew it was unlikely that he or any of the other warriors within their army would live through the day.†   (source)
  • Our celebration is short-lived, though.†   (source)
  • But he found his relief short-lived.†   (source)
  • As usual, Ootek took a keen interest in this new aspect of my work; but it was a short-lived interest.†   (source)
  • The move makes it easy for me to go home when I want, on any weekend, but the nice, warm feeling of being in close touch again in my family is short-lived.†   (source)
  • However, when we compare them to other short-lived and turbulent ancient republics, they prove that an institution that blends stability and liberty is necessary.†   (source)
  • The drow's amusement was short-lived.†   (source)
  • While Mrs. Peterson is trying to calm the rest of the class, I think about my short-lived success in avoiding Carmen Sanchez.†   (source)
  • Her euphoria was short-lived.†   (source)
  • Her musings about bread and roasts and tall glasses of wine were short-lived, as she again heard the sound of many boots in the passageway outside her cell.†   (source)
  • His victory was short-lived, for Murtagh grasped Zar'roc with both hands and struck at Eragon's own shield twice in quick succession, and it split as well, leaving them equally matched once again.†   (source)
  • This rarefied light would be unbearable if it were not so short-lived, coming at the end of the brief autumn day just before the early dusk.†   (source)
  • When at the beginning of the revolution it had been feared that, as in 1905, the upheaval would be a short-lived episode in the history of the educated upper classes and leave the deeper layers of society untouched, everything possible had been done to spread revolutionary propaganda among the people to upset them, to stir them up and lash them into fury.†   (source)
  • Then the enthusiasm of the Grail had burned the bad gasses of the air into a short-lived beauty.†   (source)
  • But his triumph was short-lived-he found that he was suffering from an incurable disease.†   (source)
  • The passions of the young are violent and short-lived; the vices of older men seldom range beyond an addiction to bowling, to banquets and "socials," or clubs where large sums change hands on the fall of a card.†   (source)
  • There are also sudden short-lived crazes for new political and philosophical theories, or for this or that writer, artist or scientist–for example, Darwin who (in 1903) is "beginning to be forgotten".†   (source)
  • …roving spirit was parched for lack of travel: for Eugene, Saint Louis was a faint unreality, but there burned in him a vision of the opulent South, stranger even than his passionate winter nostalgia for the snow-bound North, which the drifted but short-lived snows in Altamont, the seizure of the unaccustomed moment for sledding and skating on the steep hills awakened in him with a Northern desire, a desire for the dark, the storm, the winds that roar across the earth and the triumphant…†   (source)
  • We have done this through the poets and novelists by persuading he humans that a curious, and usually short-lived, experience which they call "being in love" is the only respectable ground for marriage; that marriage can, and ought to, render this excitement permanent; and that a marriage which does not do so is no longer binding.†   (source)
  • It came to him short-lived actions; it went out from him immortal thoughts.†   (source)
  • The muscles round his lips contracted into an unconscious grimace that tore through the mask of his usual expression—something violent, short-lived and illuminating like a twist of lightning that admits the eye for an instant into the secret convolutions of a cloud.†   (source)
  • Shortly after this, however, there was a violent but short-lived quarrel, with loud talking on both sides.†   (source)
  • His triumph was short-lived.†   (source)
  • And when he replied that fame without love was no attraction in his eyes, she treated him as a child whose sorrows were only short-lived.†   (source)
  • As darkness came on, the hunting-cries to right and left and rear drew closer—so close that more than once they sent surges of fear through the toiling dogs, throwing them into short-lived panics.†   (source)
  • There was a moment of real and profound intimacy, unexpected and short-lived like a glimpse of some everlasting, of some saving truth.†   (source)
  • Yet you, too, in your time must have known the intensity of life, that light of glamour created in the shock of trifles, as amazing as the glow of sparks struck from a cold stone—and as short-lived, alas!'†   (source)
  • It was easy to call his jailer's attention to the noise, and watch his countenance as he listened; but might he not by this means destroy hopes far more important than the short-lived satisfaction of his own curiosity?†   (source)
  • For a moment compassion restrained the latter's arm; but that was a short-lived mood, and as quick as thought can follow thought his piece was levelled, and whang!†   (source)
  • …air of oblivion among them was highly important from whatever it sprung; and in the event of Admiral Croft's really taking Kellynch Hall, she rejoiced anew over the conviction which had always been most grateful to her, of the past being known to those three only among her connexions, by whom no syllable, she believed, would ever be whispered, and in the trust that among his, the brother only with whom he had been residing, had received any information of their short-lived engagement.†   (source)
  • The sun came proudly up in all his majesty, the noble river ran its winding course, the leaves quivered and rustled in the air, the birds poured their cheerful songs from every tree, the short-lived butterfly fluttered its little wings; all the light and life of day came on; and, amidst it all, and pressing down the grass whose every blade bore twenty tiny lives, lay the dead man, with his stark and rigid face turned upwards to the sky.†   (source)
  • In his submission, in his lightness, in his good humour, in his short-lived passion, in his easy contentment with hard bread and hard stones, in his ready sleep, in his fits and starts, altogether a true son of the land that gave him birth.†   (source)
  • A constitution, which should be republican in its head and ultra-monarchical in all its other parts, has ever appeared to me to be a short-lived monster.†   (source)
  • We do not hear that Memnon's statue gave forth its melody at all under the rushing of the mightiest wind, or in response to any other influence divine or human than certain short-lived sunbeams of morning; and we must learn to accommodate ourselves to the discovery that some of those cunningly fashioned instruments called human souls have only a very limited range of music, and will not vibrate in the least under a touch that fills others with tremulous rapture or quivering agony.†   (source)
  • This kind of aristocracy sympathized with the body of the people, whose passions and interests it easily embraced; but it was too weak and too short-lived to excite either love or hatred for itself.†   (source)
  • Heyward, who perceived that his superior took a malicious pleasure in exhibiting his contempt for the message of the French general, was fain to humor a spleen that he knew would be short-lived; he therefore, replied with as much indifference as he could assume on such a subject: "My request, as you know, sir, went so far as to presume to the honor of being your son."†   (source)
  • So, he kissed her and went away; and Louisa returned to the serene apartment of the haircutting character, and leaning her elbow on her hand, looked again at the short-lived sparks that so soon subsided into ashes.†   (source)
  • During this short period, a scene was passing at the hut that completely frustrated the benevolent intentions of Judge Temple in favor of the Leather-Stocking, and at once destroyed the short-lived harmony between the youth and Marmaduke.†   (source)
  • At some turns of the road, a pale flare on the horizon, like an exhalation from the ruin-sown land, showed that the city was yet far off; but this poor relief was rare and short-lived.†   (source)
  • Being out of his presence was a relief, but a short-lived one.†   (source)
  • Short-lived then was the joy of these poor people; for Mr Allworthy the next morning declared he had fresh reason, without assigning it, for his anger, and strictly forbad Tom to mention George any more: though as for his family, he said he would endeavour to keep them from starving; but as to the fellow himself, he would leave him to the laws, which nothing could keep him from breaking.†   (source)
  • If they exhibit occasional calms, these only serve as short-lived contrast to the furious storms that are to succeed.†   (source)
  • One answer to this inquiry may be drawn from the principle already remarked that is, from the slender interest a man is apt to take in a short-lived advantage, and the little inducement it affords him to expose himself, on account of it, to any considerable inconvenience or hazard.†   (source)
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