Senator Joe Biden gets credit for the unadorned, and short-winded, wit and intelligence of his debate performances.
But by 1880 the fat, short-winded monarch preferred to lie on his bed toying with the stolen diamonds he kept in a couple of kerosene cans, while his wives covered his naked .
It is as short-winded as Mozart and as elongated as Wagner; rarely does Berlioz repeat himself, yet he spins out one duet (Cassandra and her lover Coroebus) for 15 minutes.
Gregg Popovich's Entire Pregame Comments in Just 25 Words Gregg Popovich put forth a performance that can only be described as one of his all-time bests in the press conference before Game 3 of the NBA Finals. He used all of 25 words. Popovich is known for being a curt, short-winded speaker, but that's generally when he's got something better to do (mainly exhibited in interviews between quarters), or when he's a bit upset (postgame interviews ...
June 12, 2013 - Bleacher Report
Claire McCaskill in Minneapolis Star Tribune He's in a no-win situation,said Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., an Obama backer. "If he stretches out his knowledge and expounds on all the things he knows, he runs the risk of being patronizing. If he is circumspect and is short-winded and...
Martin Winterkorn in Wall Street Journal This decision was too short-winded for sure. To establish a newcomer in the luxury segment you need (more patience),Winterkorn told German daily Freie Presse in an interview Wednesday.
Gerald Uelmen in Los Angeles Times Borrowing a line from a former New Jersey chief justice, Uelmen added: "The criminal justice system is not a sport for the short-winded."