Sentence examples for extraordinary brief from inspiring English sources

The lawyers, in an extraordinary brief filed on January 14th, directly contradicted the Bush Administration's position, arguing that "the struggle against terrorism is potentially never-ending.

This lingering sense of injustice at the hands of the central government formed the backdrop to an extraordinary briefing last week about oil prospects in the region, given by Kurdish officials to a group of international energy executives in London.Iraq is thought to have plenty of undiscovered oil but the insurgency and legal uncertainty have made companies wary of looking for it.

It was an extraordinary, if brief, moment of hope for Kingston; Bob Marley could hardly be blamed for presiding over a Peace Concert that failed to end the violence.

There is little that connects these men to mainstream black politics or to the country's first two black senators, Hiram R. Revels and Blanche K. Bruce, who were elected (by the Mississippi State Senate) during Reconstruction, that extraordinary and brief moment of African-American political empowerment after the Civil War destroyed chattel slavery.

As farewells go, it was a pretty extraordinary press briefing given by a manager who was wondering whether he should have seen the writing on the wall earlier.

The prime minister said that while he was prepared to organise the extraordinary Treasury briefing, he was not prepared to release the government's independent advice for the public or parliament to justify the rise.

But appearing before the press in His trademark flowing robes and white beard, and carrying what appeared to be a lightning bolt, God said that He decided to convene the extraordinary press briefing because "I had to set the record straight about this".

The Oscars telecast is a preposterous event, but occasionally something extraordinary happens: a brief, pure moment.

It is in this spirit that the author himself looks back; first over his own family's conflicts, and then, in a brief, extraordinary sweep of vision, over those of the wider world into which he was born.

James Landale, deputy political editor: "After an extraordinary night, some brief conclusions: With a small majority or slight minority for David Cameron, Tory MPs will be much empowered.

Few acts appearing at this festival over the years can have been totally untouched by the band's extraordinary, if too-brief, output.