Sentence examples for had not briefed from inspiring English sources

He had not briefed the Legislature, arguing, technically correctly, that the D.M.V. is the executive chamber's responsibility.

Unfortunately, the president's handlers had not briefed him well: Lucien was actually Prince Napoleon's uncle — and, worse, had been dead for more than 20 years.

Chet Lunner, a spokesman for the Transportation Department, which administers fuel-economy rules, declined to comment, saying the panel had not briefed the agency.

At a morning press briefing, a Downing Street government spokeswoman said HMRC had not briefed any minister on the allegations surrounding HSBC's Swiss subsidiary.

Mr. Gates's aides had said they expected the meeting to be long and tense, but Mr. Gates, a former director of the C.I.A., had not briefed them on any particulars as of Wednesday night in Riyadh.

At the parliament budget meeting, Ms. Tanaka refused to answer questions regarding the United States missile defense plan, saying the ministry staff had not briefed her on the issue despite repeated requests, suggesting that they had deliberately withheld information.

Peter MacKay, a conservative leader in the House of Commons, said of Mr. Martin, "To think that he hadn't briefed himself is just unbelievable".

The majority leader has not briefed the 60-member Senate Democratic caucus on the agreement, and liberals may have reservations.

She either was not briefed very well or she had not been briefed at all, because her statement runs at odds with the peer reviewed science.

A NASA spokesman said the White House had not been briefed.

Officials in some capitals have complained that they had not been briefed on the plan.