brief tenure

collocation in English

meaningsofbriefandtenure

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brief
adjective
uk
/briːf/us
/briːf/
lasting only a short time or containing ...
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tenure
noun[U]
uk
/ˈten.jər/us
/ˈten.jɚ/
being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time during which you ...
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(Definition ofbriefandtenurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I certainly hope that he will have a very distinguished andbrieftenureof office.
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They may be sure that, during theirbrieftenure, they will have our support in doing that.
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I hope that he enjoys his time in office for thebrieftenurethat is all that awaits him.
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They are not likely to pay much regard to matters concerning the metropolitan counties during theirbrieftenureof office as county councillors.
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Of all the accidents that occurred during mybrieftenureof office not one could be directly or indirectly attributed to drunkenness on the part of the pilot.
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During hisbrieftenure, he organized the local educational authority for the colony.
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At least a dozen houses and three barns built during hisbrieftenurehere still stand.
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During hisbrieftenure, the team had a pair of four-game win streaks.
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After abrieftenureas a condominium development, the building is now used as office space.
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The royal chronicles also do not relay his deeds during hisbrieftenureatop the throne.
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Although hisbrieftenure(10 months) did not allow him to fulfill his wishes personally, he continued to lobby for this during the tenures of his successors.
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He supported the latter during hisbrieftenureof power and his fall involved his own loss of influence.
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In herbrieftenure, she encouraged the women to stay focused and supportive to the leadership of the church.
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In itsbrieftenure, the journal served as a new avenue for literary expression, promoting language as a tool of resistance and cultural redefinition.
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During hisbrieftenure, he directed the city to begin sharing its pools with the school district and also began planning for the sale of the municipal airport.
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That atmosphere, combined with his relativelybrieftenureon the force, lack of veteran's preference points, and middling scores, all converged to delay his promotion until 1980.
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The remarkablybrieftenureof the pictorials meant that relatively few stamps could be printed, which accounts for their scarcity today.
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Even during thatbrieftenurehe accomplished a great deal: a theater, a college, a dancing school, a printing business, an orchestra, and a brickyard were built.
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