Sentence examples for have only brief from inspiring English sources

This puts enormous stress on the troops, who find that they have only brief periods of rest and retraining between the times spent in harm's way.

Custody is their home for months on end; they have little access to the outside world, are not permitted to use the internet, cannot receive calls from family, and have only brief and public visits.

If Americans really want to see some busy lawmakers at work, therefore, they should pay attention over the next few months to their often-overlooked state legislatures.Some states have only brief legislative sessions as short as 30 calendar days this year in Virginia, and 45 in Utah that leave little time for gimmickry.

I have nominated Simon Silver to review it and have only brief remarks of my own.

The men's race may have had only brief drama, but the women's race was suspenseful until the end.

"We do have a scheduled trademark on 'New York Business.' " The networking group, begun in 2006, has had only brief mentions in calendars and listings in newspapers.

Mr. Carpenter said he had had only brief exchanges with the man who owned the property, including sharing information about cougar sightings in the area.

But "Finian's Rainbow" and "Ragtime" had only brief runs and closed several months ago, after failing to build a solid audience, and even their fans say they do not think either has a chance at the Tony.

The pot still, used primarily in Scotland and Ireland for whiskey production and in France for brandies, has had only brief use in distilled spirits production elsewhere and is gradually becoming obsolete.

He was 25 years old, had only brief experience as a corrections officer and was on a tour of the place — better known as Parchman Farm — hoping to work there one day.

The poll coincided with a survey for the UK Film Council showing that 81% of UK viewers want terrestrial channels to show more recent British films, many of which had only brief showings in cinemas because of commercial pressure from Hollywood blockbusters.