brief quotation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbriefandquotation
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brief
adjective
uk/briːf/us/briːf/
lasting only a short time or containing ...
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quotation
noun[C]
uk/kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us/kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else ...
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(Definition ofbriefandquotationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But as thisbriefquotationsuggests, theosophy was, in its language and sensibilities, as "religious" as any of the mystical traditions of the world's religions.
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It is worth reading abriefquotationfrom that speech because it deals completely with this point.
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Thisbriefquotationis very germane to the difficulties we seem to be experiencing in regard to information.
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I should like to give abriefquotationfrom the proceedings of the other place on the procedure.
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To me, these brief quotations summarise the present sterling crisis and put the tape measure round it.
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I shall conclude with three brief quotations to demonstrate the problem that we face.
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I shall content myself with three brief quotations.
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I simply want to give two brief quotations from it.
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I should like to make two brief quotations from it.
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I would read two brief quotations from this statement.
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I shall give one or two brief quotations from those who are leading the strike.
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I would, because of that, like to make three brief quotations from that speech.
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I will give a few brief quotations.
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It is not a collection of hymn texts or hymn tunes, though brief quotations and references are included.
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The lost portions are known of only through references and brief quotations in the later works, primarily from the 9th to 11th centuries.
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The lost portions are known of only through references and brief quotations in the later works of (primarily) the 9th-11th centuries.
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The series also contains genuine wartime and period songs between scenes, usually brief quotations that have some reference to the theme of the episode or the scene.
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