Note theshortening of the thumb and the enlargement of the big toe.
The overcrowding of the teeth that followed the shortening of the snout was one of the taxes on progress of which modern man is often reminded in his dental troubles.
Thus the seeming acceleration of the moon might be accounted for as actual retardation of the earth's rotation--a lengthening of the day instead of a shortening of the month.
A shortening of the normal duration of life is also possible; this is shown in every case of sudden death, after the deposition of the whole of the eggs at a single time.
On the other hand, the may-flies afford an undoubted instance of the shortening of life.
In answering the question as to the means by which the lengthening or shortening of life is brought about, our first appeal must be to the process of natural selection.
No one could look upon this brief life as a primitive arrangement among Lepidoptera, any more than we do upon the absence of wings in the female Psychidae; shortening of life here is therefore clearly explicable.
The shortening of the period of reproduction, and the duration of life to the greatest extent which is possible, depends upon a number of co-operating circumstances, which it is impossible to enumerate completely.
It improved the efficiency of the workpeople to the degree where, in concert with improvements in the management, also due to the shortening of the day, the product of ten hours in Massachusetts was equal to the product of eleven elsewhere.
If, through training the eye, workmen can save two-thirds of their time, it is manifest that there is abundant scope for increasing productivity and shortening the day of labour at the same time.
Their progress in intelligence may therefore be expected to increase their productivity so as to justify a shortening of their day of labour, and the leisure so acquired may be expected to be used so as to increase their intelligence.
But, in the next place, to my mind the great advantage of piecework is that it affords a sound economic reason for shortening the day of labour.
Absolute surplus value is got by lengthening the term of surplus labour; relative surplus value by shortening the term of necessary labour, which is chiefly done by inventions that cheapen the necessaries of life.
Shortening the day of labour has not only increased production, but actually increased wages.
If you aspire to mould candles, nothing is better for your purpose than a piece off the end of a gun-barrel--and very few African hunters make a journey without shortening some lengthy weapon by eight or ten inches.
The butt end of the prong piece (E) is so adjusted as to travel forward and backward on the pole, thus lengthening or shortening the body of the waggon.
Never allow teamsters or drivers to tie knots in straps of any kind with a view to shortening them.
In an action in which the injury is to a portion of the body which may be seen, such as the shortening of a limb on account of improper treatment of a fracture, the limb may be exhibited to the jury.
The depressing influence of cold upon the vital functions, especially in the young and feeble, renders it a powerful factor in shortening the duration of life in starvation.
Shortening by loop and turns made where the end of the rope is free.
Sheep-shank, or dog-shank as it is sometimes called, is very useful in shortening a line.
They carried their wickedness to such a height as to accuse Queen Christina of shortening that great man's days.
When the instinct of death comes at a not very late period of life, there would be no inconvenience in shortening the life, if death did not come soon after the appearance of the instinct.
I infer from the facts that the more a digestive tract is charged with microbes, the more it is a source of harm capable of shortening life.
It is probable, therefore, that there is something in the structure of mammals which has brought about a shortening in the duration of their lives.
Syphilis, however, although a very important factor, is not alone in shortening the life of man.
They give me an opportunity of introducing one of the Mississippi's oddest peculiarities,--that of shortening its length from time to time.
The Mississippi is remarkable in still another way--its disposition to make prodigious jumps by cutting through narrow necks of land, and thus straightening and shortening itself.
The current flowing around the bend traveled formerly only five miles an hour; now it is tremendously increased by the shortening of the distance.
In accordance with this change of habit is a relative shortening of the hind-limbs, a feature which begins to be observable in Dorcopsis.
Assuming this proportion, then, at least one-half pound ofshortening can be discarded without any loss of the shortening power.
This is because I want you to realize what an influence the amount of shortening has on dough and its expansion.
This brings shortening in accomplishing the expansion of the loaf, in giving a clear whiteness to the loaf, and a bright sheeny coating of the cells making up the structure of the loaf.
To keep a dough thus made at the proper temperature during the period of fermentation it is necessary to use salt in the proper proportions to the amount of sugar and shortening added in the mixing of the dough.
Evidently the shortening that would carry three-fourths of the quantity to the crust was unfitted for bread-making by that particular method and with that particular flour.
The points to be determined are the effect the shortening has on the crust, volume of the loaf, as well as the color.
This sheen is greater in loaves which have been properly fermented, using the right proportion of shortening, than in the loaves where the shortening was either deficient in amount or of improper character.
From this limit only one-eighth of an ounce is deducted for each additional two ounces of sugar and shortening added.
Secondly, the use of shortening whitens the bread.
You will note that the texture of the loaf containing the least amount of shortening is broken.
The theory of correct driving is that the left hand is to hold the reins, the right hand to hold the whip and to assist the left hand in shortening the reins and in turning and stopping.
Chapter VI of that book describes in detail the method of holding and shortening the reins in four-in-hand driving, and chapter X the same problem in tandem driving.
The latest method is to have an invisible hook on the inside of the cheek pieces, which is similar to the hook used on certain types of the best side-saddles, in place of the buckle for shortening the stirrup leather.
Another purpose for which the right hand must be always available is for shortening the reins.
It is bad form, in shortening the reins, to take the reins behind the left hand and pull them through with the right, though through carelessness many do it.
Great care in the after-treatment is required to prevent undue shortening of the limb, or in the event of a cure to secure the most favourable position for the anchylosis.
The shorteningis always considerable, a high-heeled shoe being required in most cases; a stick is indispensable; in many, crutches are necessary.
It leaves too long a limb, for it is found that the shortening in Mr Syme's method is just sufficient to admit of a properly constructed spring being placed in the boot to make up for the loss of the elastic arch of the foot.
Occasionally, if the diseased portion appears limited, though deep, the application of a gouge may succeed in removing disease without involving too great shortening of the limb.
Next morning a heavy gale sprang up, and the crew had plenty of work in shorteningsail and attending to their other duties, so that they had little time for plotting, were they so inclined.
Day after day we sailed backwards and forwards off the mouth of the river, or when a tempest threatened, shortening sail, we beat out to sea to avoid shipwreck, again to return the instant the wind moderated.
The continual shortening of the distance within which the incline had to be packed, would, if we suppose each ramp confined to one side of the tower, have required the slope to become steeper with each story.
With the shortening of the distance from which they could be examined, their scale was made to conform more closely to the real stature of human beings.
This rail is stationary in the square, not moving toward the strings and shortening the stroke as it does in the upright when the soft pedal is used.
From the quiet movement of the steamer on her course, without shortening sail, or otherwise, so far as we could see, making preparation for battle, it was quite evident that he was not an enemy.
Drop by tablespoon into hot shortening until brown and crisp on the surface.
Cream shortening and sugar, add the eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
Melt shortening (preferably bacon fat) and brown the meat in it.
Sift together the dry ingredients and mix the dough with egg, which has been well beaten, the melted shortening and the milk.
It is utterly idle to tell the vocal student that as the pitch of the voice rises the arytenoid cartilages rotate, bringing their forward surfaces together, and so shortening the effective length of the vocal cords.
In addition to the variations in pitch resulting from variations in the tension of the vocal cords, there is also much ground for believing that the pitch may be raised by shortening the effective length of the vocal cords.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "shortening" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
