(1) Three of the seven items in each subscale were chosen for the present abbreviated form.(2) For our purposes, the decibel (usually abbreviated to dB) is a measure of loudness.(3) The name was coined in the twentieth century from the Greek mol, which is an abbreviated form of the word molecule.(4) Each piece of software is described in an abbreviated prose paragraph.(5) Today, SMS text messaging is language at its most abbreviated .(6) Barrow crews landed only five whales in the abbreviated 2000 season.(7) In combat, services are frequently conducted in small groups with abbreviated orders of worship.(8) The young officers, who carry handguns, must complete an abbreviated stint at the Cape May County Police Academy.(9) Known yeast gene orthologues are listed in parentheses following abbreviated enzyme designations.(10) Miller returned to battalion headquarters to conduct an abbreviated military decisionmaking process.
