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Examples
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Scott's jury-rigged automation would help relieve the ship's shorthandedness … for about the last hour of the return trip.
THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK VONDA N.MCINTYRE 1990
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The shorthandedness and disturbance of Harris 'arrival made everything late, and the goats which should have been penned by now, were busy nibbling at the passion vines on the garden fence.
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On account of this shorthandedness Lord Kitchener had to leave certain districts alone, while he directed his attention to those which were more essential.
The Great Boer War Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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Festgoers endured waits of up to three hours for entrance upon arriving at the venue, with much of the security staff pleading shorthandedness and at times outright ignorance of the festival's own rules and procedures.
Variety.com 2010
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But such perceptions of shorthandedness are relatively rare, according to the survey.
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There one X-factor is Joe Flacco, a promising young qb who's got a good arm, the smarts and a real gamer The ravens hope (each week) their LB's and D-line can make up for their shorthandedness in the secondary.
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There one X-factor is Joe Flacco, a promising young qb who's got a good arm, the smarts and a real gamer The ravens hope (each week) their LB's and D-line can make up for their shorthandedness in the secondary.
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