Sentence examples for was only briefed from inspiring English sources

Mr Straw, who was foreign secretary from 2001 to 2006, said he was never formally briefed by the CIA "about what they were up to" and was only briefed by his US counterpart Colin Powell "later in the day".

ODNI states that members of Congress were only briefed about the implementations of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which " targets foreigners located overseas for a valid foreign intelligence purpose".

Curiously, there was only brief mention of Asia in FFA's Whole of Football Plan.

Even though it was only brief, it was great to see Gaby Hoffmann back as a now-pregnant Caroline.

But their wondering was only brief, because this is Apple, whose ethos is centred around maintaining tight control of the entire ecosystem surrounding its products – including repairs.

That flirtation with negative inflation was only brief, and prices were rising again in May, albeit by just 0.1% on the year.

The outage was only brief, lasting slightly more than 30 minutes, but represented a far more serious breach than the hacking group's typical targets such as social media accounts or ad servers.

PERCEPTION: Even though the Russian team performed well, there was only brief coverage in the Russian media.

I'm thankful that my brush with depression was only brief – albeit severe – but others are not so lucky.

Yet there were only brief passages when United produced the fluency for which they are known.

There are only brief sections analyzing the fossil's characteristics and evolutionary implications.