The phrase "a brief fall" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a short period of decline or decrease, whether in a literal or metaphorical sense.
Example: "After a brief fall in sales during the summer, the company saw a significant increase in revenue in the fall season."
Alternatives: "a short decline" or "a quick drop".
After a brief fall in September, retail sales in October soared by 7.1% three times the level expected.
The Irish housing market, which saw a brief fall in prices in 2001, has taken off again.
After a brief fall following the financial crisis of 2008, the number and size of cross-border acquisitions by the challengers rebounded strongly in 2010.
There was a brief fall in hospital admissions, but within three years the numbers bounced back, once the new, criminal- controlled market established itself.
SOME TAXES NEED TO RISE A brief fall off the cliff would free lawmakers from the straitjacket of having signed Grover Norquist's pledge never to raise taxes.
Last week, the $1.6 billion Franklin Utilities fund rebounded after a brief fall -- attributable to its stake in FirstEnergy, the Ohio utility at the center of investigations into the power failure.
A decision to force such a vote could put a fiery finish on the brief fall Congressional session, and test the resolve of the House Republican leader, John A. Boehner of Ohio, who has said he would support a bill to extend only some of the tax cuts if Democrats gave him no other choice.
Since Ballet Theater's eight-week spring seasons at the Metropolitan Opera House court those same clichés, its brief fall seasons disclose that the company has a divided soul.
A key turning point in the conflict came with the brief fall of the Baba Amr district of the central city of Homs to opponents of President Assad.
★ American Ballet Theater (Friday and Saturday) The real event of Ballet Theater's tantalizingly brief fall season is the new work by its artist in residence Alexei Ratmansky.
In 1993, when his growing number of enemies looked set to pounce, he defected, bringing about the LDP's only (if brief) fall from power in four decades.
