brief period
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbriefandperiod
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brief
adjective
uk/briːf/us/briːf/
lasting only a short time or containing ...
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period
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofbriefandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbrief period
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That it once enjoyed abriefperiodof genuine popularity may encourage an affirmative answer.
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Rehearsals involving multiple personnel occurred during a verybriefperiodof only five days before opening.
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For abriefperiod, the unity of the leadership itself seemed to be in question.
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This drug causes one to be, for abriefperiod, ver y irrational.
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In fact, despite abriefperiodof tense relations, all was forgiven and forgotten.
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Abriefperiodof bradycardia and hypotension was noted during inflation.
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The first is temporal since crowd buildup occurs over abriefperiodof time.
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Abriefperiodof asystole occurred during inflation, so both catheters were deflated and advanced into the ascending aorta.
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Accordingly, we provided our children with a relativelybriefperiodof literacy tuition at the large unit (onset - rime) level.
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First, the vast majority of combatants were demobilised in an extremelybriefperiodfollowing the end of the war.
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There is thisbriefperiodwhen the activity is suspended while a change of setting is effected.
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Because of this, treatment could be instituted in advance and should be necessary for only abriefperiodof time.
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Working memory is the ability to 'hold it in your head' for abriefperiodof time.
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In this situation, oncomiracidia are available to infect tadpoles during thebriefperiodof the rainy season.
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Direct transformation from quiescence to bone formation in the adult periosteum following a singlebriefperiodof bone loading.
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His enthusiasm and energy have in a verybriefperiodalready had positive implications for the journal.
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Both test fields were then occluded and after abriefperiodthe stimuli were presented again with reversed positions.
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For abriefperioda significant portion of the fish quotas was to be allocated through an auction process.
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Thus, samples dried rapidly, or for only abriefperiod, consumed less oxygen than samples dried for longer times.
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Those are for abriefperiod.
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The economic collapse exposed the frailty of a political system which had lacked legitimacy even during the precedingbriefperiodof relative stability.
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Measurements were made either with adaptation to the stimulus field after dark adaptation or during abriefperiodfollowing light adaptation.
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Parasites invade mature cells for abriefperiodaround days 3-4 after infection with blood forms, but fail to thrive in this cell-type.
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During the imaginal exposure, patients relive the traumatic experience stepwise in the here-and-now, following abriefperiodof relaxation.
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Two patients (17%) suffered from mild spells that were relieved spontaneously after abriefperiodwithout the need for any medication during the attack.
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