brief duration

collocation in English

meaningsofbriefandduration

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brief
adjective
uk
/briːf/us
/briːf/
lasting only a short time or containing ...
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duration
noun[U]
uk
/dʒʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/duːˈreɪ.ʃən/
the length of time that ...
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(Definition ofbriefanddurationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrief duration

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It might be the case that the agent-assigning role of by has a similar facilitating effect, the relativelybriefdurationof this morpheme notwithstanding.
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The extremelybriefdurationof the flash precludes our measurement of spectral radiance and calculation of color temperature, retinal illuminance, or pigment bleaching.
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However, the extremelybriefdurationof the flash precludes our measurement of spectral radiance and calculation of color temperature, retinal illuminance, or pigment bleaching.
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It is a great pity that these people whose mental illness is acute and ofbriefdurationand due to organic cause should have to be admitted into mental hospitals.
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Retirement used to be thought of as a restful period ofbriefdurationdescribed as "declining years".
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That stimulus was only ofbriefduration.
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However, because of itsbriefdurationit is labelled an "excursion".
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This jet of gas occurs for a verybriefduration, about 0.02 seconds, and at high frequency: 4-11 hertz.
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This technique is frequently used for operations ofbriefdurationupon the hand, wrist, and forearm.
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In another variation, subjects were shown an image on a tachistoscope for a verybriefdurationthat could not be perceived consciously.
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The reconciliation, however, was ofbriefduration.
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Bouffee delirante reactions are sudden attacks ofbriefdurationwith paranoid delusions and often concomitant hallucinations, typically precipitated by an intense fear of magical persecution through sorcery or witchcraft.
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If they are left alive while pleading for their lives, they would fake their death but get back up and start attacking once again after abriefdurationof time.
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