Many in the House stopped short of calling the bill a solid victory for women, however.

But Washington stopped short of calling for economic sanctions to force him to change course.

But he stopped short of calling for renewed military aid to the insurgents.

But he stopped short of calling the photograph mix-up deliberate.

He called on his members to "stand up and fight back," but stopped short of calling for a strike.

But he stopped short of calling this the best coaching job in his 15 seasons at Georgetown.

But he stopped well short of calling the market overvalued.

Good that you stopped short of calling for a new military coup, work camps and the like.

But he stopped short of calling it an American deception.

But he stopped short of explicitly calling for the conventions to be changed.