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  • 71National Organization of Short Statured Adults — logo The National Organization of Short Statured Adults (NOSSA) is an American non profit advocacy group for adults of short stature. The organization defines short stature to be men 5 7 or below and women 5 2 or below in height.[1] The group… …

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  • 72Ghost (short story) — Ghost is the framing story in Larry Niven s 1994 fixup Crashlander that lightly connects and extends the other Beowulf Shaeffer stories published up to that time. The chapters in Crashlander are arranged in the following sequence::* Ghost: One:*… …

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  • 73Critical Mass (short story) — Critical mass Author Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth Country  USA Language …

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  • 74fall short — {v.} To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed. * /His jump fell three inches short of the world record./ * /The movie fell short of expectations./ Contrast: MEASURE UP …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 75fall short — {v.} To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed. * /His jump fell three inches short of the world record./ * /The movie fell short of expectations./ Contrast: MEASURE UP …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 76The Last Full Measure (film) — The Last Full Measure is the name of two different films:* a 2004 short film written and directed by Alexandra Kerry, see The Last Full Measure (2004 film) * a 2007 movie still in production about Vietnam and the decades it took to get an Air… …

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  • 77The Last Full Measure (2004 film) — The Last Full Measure is a 2004 short film written and directed by Alexandra Kerry, daughter of U.S. Democratic Senator John Kerry. Set in 1973, during the Vietnam War, it explores the emotions of a nine year old girl awaiting her father s return …

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  • 78To fall short — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …

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  • 79fall short — Synonyms and related words: be disappointing, be found wanting, be inferior, be insufficient, collapse, come short, crash, decline, fail, fail of, fall, fall away, fall dead, fall down, fall flat, fall in, fall shy, fall stillborn, fall through,… …

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  • 80Be My Guest (short story) — Be My Guest is a science fiction short story by Damon Knight. It was originally published in 1958. It has the elements of a ghost story as well as science fiction themes.Plot summaryKipling Kip Morgan takes his on off girlfriend Anjelica McTavish …

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