Word: brief
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...honorary chairman of the United Negro College Fund, which raises money for 41 private institutions, such as Morehouse and Tuskegee, that are not part of publicly funded state systems. After heavy lobbying by presidents of black colleges, Bush personally ordered the Justice Department to amend its brief so that it supports the role of historically black colleges, public as well as private...
After reading a brief selection from the novel, Byatt answered questions about her newfound fame, her approach to writing and the hidden details of Possession...
...brief interview with The Crimson Thursday, Jeffries had acknowledged that Morgan had come to the department office after their meeting to receive materials...
What we do not understand is the consistent burying of such consciousness-raising events in the back of the paper, while decidedly more cursory goings- on are made prominent. We are disappointed by the (at best) unenthusiastic tone which characterizes these brief articles as much a their trivializing location in the paper...
...brief speech at the reception, Georgi praised Lee as "an outstanding student and a great citizen of the department...