1. I promised to be brief.

2. To be brief, we can't accept such harsh terms.

3. I will try to be brief and avoid further confusing the issue.

4. It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure. Horace 

5. Yet realistically this dilemma is likely to be brief as long as employers hold the key to one's livelihood rather than the professional association.

6. And what's more it's encouraging people to be brief and efficient.

7. Entries tended to be brief.

8. To be brief , the matter stands thus.

9. The manager asked me to be brief.

10. To be brief, I agree.

11. I hope to be brief and to the point.

12. To be brief, the students should be independent and the teachers should sincere.

13. To be brief, you should listen to the sounds carefully and keep the record carefully.

14. To be brief, I'll explain only the most important points.

15. It's not easy to be brief, especially on a topic you know a lot about.

16. Posters force the wording of the message to be brief.

17. We're short of time, I must ask you to be brief.

18. To be brief the document should reflect your careful study and pondering of the course readings.

19. To be brief ( with you ), we can't accept such harsh terms.

20. The problem then begins to stand clear and I shall now have to be brief and schematic.

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21. Fighting ceased only with the advent of darkness - but the respite was to be brief.

22. We are short of time. I must ask you to be brief.

23. But because Bonnie relatively weak, Allen expects the work stoppage to be brief—though it will take longer to get the relief well drilling rigs back and ready to work.

1. I promised to be brief.

2. To be brief, we can't accept such harsh terms.