(1) The chemical formula provides a great deal of information about a substance in shorthand form.(2) Each supports the other by writing letters composed of little more than their own shorthand dialogue.(3) He and his brothers all helped out with reporting and were so skilled at shorthand that each could read the other's verbatim notes.(4) Now Bollywood is almost a shorthand , a buzzword for one of the most happening trends in America.(5) poetry for him is simply a shorthand for literature that has aesthetic value(6) Well I guess they do have some shorthand or abbreviations but then, how do they remember them all?(7) They condense complicated concepts into shorthand words and phrases, saving time.(8) Have we adopted a convenient shorthand for a longer and more complete description of the object?(9) It becomes a touchstone, something that people can refer to, use as a shorthand and take as a common foundation.(10) Sir Issac Pitman began the first correspondence course for his shorthand system.(11) With the development of girls' education and the acquisition of typing and shorthand skills, women increasingly made their mark on this sector.(12) Each page on the pads is filled with all sorts of bizarre shorthand scribbled in a totally random fashion around the edges.(13) Otherwise, he would not be able to record the thoughts of Martin O'Neill, and would have to rely on shorthand skills.(14) It never prevailed over the more popular Pitman system of shorthand , even though it was easier to write.(15) While part two gives you a nice shorthand to get your point across, part one precludes the fact that something doesn't have to be new to be good.(16) The name Tony Soprano replaced Michael Corleone as shorthand for thug-like tactics.