split second

When Amoco opened its first Split Second store two years ago, it was betting that the emphasis on ambiance and maximum freshness in full-service deli, salads, soups, pizza and baked goods would help them shed the typical "pit stop" image of convenience retailing and fast food.

And, in the space of a split second, life had been reduced from a highly complex existence, with a thousand petty problems, to one of the barest simplicities in which only one real task remained - ensuring a soft landing on the North Pole."

Maybe, just maybe, for one split second, every warrior had empathy for his enemy, every husband and wife--for but a fraction of a breath--did not fight, every child stopped crying.

Then in a split second I knew what it was all about "I don't bloody care" I heard myself shout I raced to my room And started to cry My head was exploding God I wanted to die It suddenly made sense All those painful years A real dad would have been different I thought through my tears It toughened me up I grew up real fast It made me so bitter But thank god, that didn't last I would really have liked To have had a "real dad" But I learned not to miss Something I just never had by Frank Byrne, Widnes

It was a split second when I realised I had left it there while helping my elderly mother with her shopping.

The boys' family yesterday told how their world had been turned upside down in a split second. They also paid tribute to four-year-old Arsalaan and Adnan, 10, describing them as adorable children with permanent grins.

A woman who was caught on CCTV dumping a cat in a wheelie bin said today she was "profoundly sorry" for what she described as "a split second of misjudgment".

And it can take only a split second to decide if a person is likely to cause trouble.

As for making it a deterrent to stop this happening again, well I would ask one question - from now on, will it stop every one of us taking their eye off the road for a split second to answer their mobile phone, change the CD or search for a cigarette?

Dubai: Shaikha Maitha Bint Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum says a split second could be the difference between success and failure.

Stan James cannot split second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and fourth seed Jelena Jankovic, who meet today with a place in the final up for grabs.

Leon Haslam beat the rain showers to eclipse title rival Ryuichi Kiyonari by a split second in opening practice at the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch.

One-time Newcastle United junior Ryan McGuffie lived up to his nickname for a split second when his penalty was saved by Hearts keeper Craig Gordon in the Scottish Cup final.

and you need to know where the nearest ATM is or where a bank is open on the weekend, you can find it in a split second." said Menin.

You see each "scene" only for a split second before the lights illuminating the performers are turned off, which creates a sudden dramatic fade to black.