.. by cutting them, filing them down...
it is used to shorten long objects in technical drawings with uniform detail, typically represented as a jagged line threw the uniform area to shorten the picture.
cut it
You do not do it. It is dangerous!!
nothing in the world will shorten your height, stand tall and be proud of your height, and above all be happy with who and what you are!
novel. .. . maybe protracted silence
A telescope is an optical system used to make objects, especially distant objects, appear larger/closer.
You could greatly edit it in order to shorten it, or you could divide it into chapters. So unless I'm misunderstanding your question: yes, you can.
Why don't you ask Jesus
No, it doesn't.
They can shorten their sentence by appealing the original sentence and depending on the offence they only have to serve a small percentage as long as it wasn't a federal crime
I think it is to give you more power when you take of.
You don't shorten 'it has'.