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From Intelligent Life: The editor Harold Evans marvels at the bravery of W.T. Stead, whose investigative journalism stopped at nothing to right wrongs http://econ.st/1OhrCbu

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Japan, Asean Stop Short of Criticizing China Wall Street Journal

TOKYO—Japan and Southeast Asian nations expressed concern about rising regional tensions at the end of a summit on Saturday, but stopped short of ...

Russian Railways Puts Workers on Short Time4

 

 

 

Top Japanese Court Stops Short of Nullifying 2012 Vote New York Times

TOKYO — In a widely watched ruling, Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday called last year's parliamentary elections out of compliance with the Constitution ...

Spanish banks

A rude awakening

Sorting out Bankia is just a start (0)

On March 22, 1972, Congress sent the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution to the states for ratification. It fell short of the three-fourths approval needed.


China Defends Policies After Google Complains

Beijing defended its Internet policies in the wake of complaints of hacking and censorship by Google, but stopped short of saying how it will deal with a threat to leave the Chinese market.

stop at nothing

Do everything in one's power, be prevented by no obstacle, as in She'll stop at nothing to get her revenge. This expression was firstrecorded in John Dryden's Aurengzebe (1676): "The World is made for the bold impious man; Who stops at nothing, seizes all he can."

short time

Entry from World dictionary

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noun

[mass noun] British

the condition of working fewer than the regular hours per day or days per week:staff have agreed to work on short time

 2: to sort (someone) out to deal with (someone), esp. forcefully; to reprimand. (1941 —) .
Times Richards came in to sort Willis out and, although Willis prevailed in the end, it was not before Richards had hit him several times for four (1974).

sort ... out/sort out ...[sort ... out/sort out ...]

(1) ⇒(他)2
(2) ((略式))〈けんか・問題などを〉かたづける, 解決する；((しばしば〜 -self))〈人を〉落ち着かせる.
(3) ((英略式))〈人を〉正しく導く, …によく言い聞かせる；こらしめる.



stop short
1. Also, stop one short. Check abruptly, as in When we tried to cross the street, the barrier stopped us short. [Early 1300s]
2. Cause someone to stop speaking, as in I was about to tell them the date when my father stopped me short. [Late 1800s]
3. stop short of. Not go so far as to do or say something. For example, He may embroider the truth but he stops short of actually lying. This usage was first recorded in 1818.

stop short of

not go as far as (some extreme action):the measures stopped short of establishing direct trade links

short of1. Having an inadequate supply of, as in We're short of cash right now. [Late 1600s] Also see fall short of.
2. Less than, inferior to, as in Nothing short of her best effort was needed to make the team. [Mid-1500s]
3. Other than, without resorting to, as in Short of yelling, I had no other way of getting his attention.
4. See stop short, def. 3.