Sentence examples for ben briefed from inspiring English sources
As for curtailing surveillance, Ben briefed me on computer tools that allow users to block their activity from bugs that may be tracking their keystrokes.
BEN PROTESS HOOP DREAMS A pair of private equity executives are in negotiations to acquire the Philadelphia 76ers, according to people briefed on the talks.
BEN PROTESS CITIGROUP SALE Citigroup plans to shed its stake in the Housing Development Finance Corporation of India, a move that could raise more than $2 billion for the bank, according to people briefed on the matter.
— BEN ROTHENBERG After a brief interview with Mary Joe Fernandez of CBS, both Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka have walked on court.
Ben appears behind him, and after a brief exchange Jack decides to do the surgery, but wants Ben to keep his promise to let Jack off the island.
BEN BRANTLEY Correction: August 9, 2005, Tuesday A brief report in the Listings pages of Weekend on Friday about the actress Jan Maxwell of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" misidentified a play in which she appeared.
(To suggest that their author advocates such things is akin to saying that "Ben-Hur" is a brief for crucifixion).
Nick Starling London Peter Bradshaw's scathing one-star review of the remake of Ben-Hur (G2, 9 September) reminded me of the US comedian Mort Sahl's brief and cutting review of the 1959 movie: loved Ben, hated Hur.
What saved the movies as a commercial entertainment was the gradual introduction of storytelling, in the form of brief narratives that ranged from risqué anecdotes ("The Gay Shoe Clerk," 1903) to highly compact versions of epic novels ("Ben-Hur," 1907).
BEN MCGRATH: Chance, mostly.
