Pedro was known for the briefness of his phone calls. From LearnThat.org.
Here is a summary of the Sunday Round 17 games, please excuse the "briefness" of the resumes as I have just got in. From Wordnik.com. [Soccer Blogs - latest posts] Reference
"Did you?" said the doctor matching her briefness. From Wordnik.com. [Rosemary] Reference
And you can tell that from the relative briefness of the meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Hadley’s Non-Denial Denial on Forged Documents] Reference
The very briefness of that order should have been warning enough, but. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
Owing to the briefness of the campaign in Cuba, most of the service of. From Wordnik.com. [History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico] Reference
There could hardly fail to be comment about the briefness of his visit. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower In The West Indies]
But the briefness of that window is the primary reason they were doomed. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Fall of Poland] Reference
Because of the brief -- briefness of the time, let's cut out the applause. From Wordnik.com. [Q & A Session Following Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association] Reference
But his counterplea when it came was of a disconcerting briefness and potency. From Wordnik.com. [The Collectors] Reference
But, alas for the briefness of earthly joys, and the limited capacity of mortal stomachs!. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847] Reference
The men holding the hatch-cover seemed perplexed, puzzled no doubt by the briefness of the ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
And he made a speech which for expressive briefness surpasses anything I've ever heard, before or since. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
Currently most large internet systems are written in Java, which is not exactly famous for its briefness. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Tonight she looked so tired and troubled that I myself paid scant attention to the briefness of her tunic. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Book of Stormgate]
And he would have sworn, for all the briefness of that glimpse, that those eyes had been looking directly at him. From Wordnik.com. [Conan the Defender]
It was nervous, tingling work, for as surely as I sensed his intention of briefness, just as surely had he sensed mine. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
Coming from the lips of her father, Steve accepted gravely, with a matching briefness that could not hide a surge of triumph. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
It is the briefness that will irritate the foreign policy specialist readership and attract the casual but interested reader. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
The briefness of those precious early years, for one. From Wordnik.com. [Newsvine - Get Smarter Here] Reference
This briefness is compensated in the following work. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson] Reference
It cannot distract us from our mortality or life's briefness. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Atheism] Reference
"Hm-m; no," returned Mrs. Pendergast, with noncommittal briefness. From Wordnik.com. [Across the Years] Reference
"It takes away all regret for the briefness of the illness," added. From Wordnik.com. [The Two Guardians or, Home in This World] Reference
The briefness of the lucifers was merciful or merciless, as you like. From Wordnik.com. [54-40 or Fight] Reference
It was not as difficult as Rue had feared it would be because of that briefness. From Wordnik.com. [The Glass Slipper]
"I reckon we might as well let it go at that," he returned, with bitter briefness. From Wordnik.com. [Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West] Reference
He even began to regret the briefness of the time that he could spend in their society. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Step-Mother] Reference
It was written practically during the battle, so you must excuse its apparent briefness. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915] Reference
Some British lawmakers have charged that the briefness meant they were merely a gimmick. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Tam was no exception, and his written accounts of the day's work were models of briefness. From Wordnik.com. [Tam o' the Scoots] Reference
One thing about Website Magazine that makes it a little different is the briefness of its articles. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
This gives one a realizing sense of the frailness of a Mississippi boat and the briefness of its life. From Wordnik.com. [Life on the Mississippi] Reference
The minister performed the ceremony with that briefness which consideration for a wounded person required. From Wordnik.com. [Debts of Honor] Reference
Given the briefness of "Babylon A.D." which has a 90 minute running time, one wonders what was jettisoned. From Wordnik.com. [Fulldls.com] Reference
For his leisure, you are commanded to the greater briefness, as his place is of greater discharges and cares. From Wordnik.com. [Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter and Some Poems] Reference
Be that my excuse for the briefness of this; but do not fail, my dear dear Anna, to write fully every thing that passes. From Wordnik.com. [Anna St. Ives] Reference
Hillis tried to claim that the Discovery Institute had misrepresented the briefness of the Cambrian explosion timeframe. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution News & Views] Reference
At a time like this, we all are reminded of the briefness of life and the importance of being ready for our eternal destination. From Wordnik.com. [News Channel 9: Local News] Reference
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