The results suggested that people do act differently if they think they are working with a group for a short period of time instead of a long period.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

We did that, we came up with very good Chinese search engine technology, and we signed up a lot of the Chinese portals in a very short period of time.

我们开发了,很好的中文搜索引擎技术，并在短期内，和许多门户网站公司,签了合约。

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Although, maybe it will be in a short period of time as we continue to grow.

可能随着公司发展,会有所变化。

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"Any substantial eruption of a volcano has a potential to do that over a short period of time.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Okay, well the interesting thing is, you guys in a very short period of time generated a number of ideas about what this could be.

好,有意思的是,大家在很短时间内,猜出了很多种东西

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His research shows that those taking the medications for more than four years have a higher risk of a fracture than people taking the drugs for a short period of time.

VOA: standard.2010.03.14

The term is on the board and it's a good example of syncopation sort of jumping in ahead of time cutting off the beat, getting in there ahead of time and throwing off the metrical balance for a very short period of time.

这个词已经写在白板上,这是个非常典型的切分音的例子,它提前跳入,切分节奏,提前介入,并在非常短的时间里,打破拍子的平衡

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