Word: brief
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nearly 30 minutes, Jiang out-lined his country's scientific, cultural and economic advances and called for a stronger partnership between China and the United States. It was only during the brief question-and-answer session that followed his address that Jiang admitted that the policies of the People's Republic may leave some room for improvement...
...After brief introductions by Hunt, Knowles and Rudenstine, Jiang took center stage, where he proceeded to keep audiences in Sanders, Science Center A and E and the Boylston auditorium racing to keep up with the rapid Mandarin-to-English translation...
Regardless of luck, the Big Green capitalized on the Crimson's brief lapse in the second half. It scored two goals within a span of 30 seconds to take the 2-1 lead...
Brown, nevertheless, took advantage of Harvard's brief struggle with serving and passing and evened up the score at 7-7 before going on to win the second game...
Kissel's own Reflections of Us, introduced as "short, but says what I want to say," was indeed just that, a brief, meditative piece dominated by a single, poignant melody. Predominantly homophonic, registral spacing and changes in tempo demarcated the basic two-part form. Though perhaps a bit too short and lacking development, the B-1work succeeded in conveying a strong sentiment, proving again the expressive capacity of the instrument...