The comments came in a brief address to military personnel and their families at a Navy base in Florida.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa immediately made a brief address to parliament, saying this was a very painful moment.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

In his brief remarks, Mr.Obama sought to explain his decision to release the memos and to lift the spirits of CIA employees.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

He has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to brief him about "lack of preparations".

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

After visiting Silicon Valley, President Medvedev comes to Washington for a brief summit with President Barack Obama.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

In brief remarks at the White House, the president urged Republicans and Democrats to work together to come up with responsible fiscal policies.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

Bosworth now travels to China,Russia, and Japan to brief leaders there on his conversations in Pyongyang.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

Afganistan is expected to dominate Friday's agenda, and Mrs.Clinton will brief ministers on the administration's strategy.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

we need more problem solving." In his brief remarks, Mr.Obama referred to his proposed $3.5 trillion budget for 2010 as a blueprint for the future.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

They cite Russia's brief war with Georgia and Russia's confrontations with Ukraine over natural gas supplies last year as reasons to remain skeptical about the Kremlin's intentions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

Secretary Clinton is also scheduled to make a brief visit to Goma in eastern Congo, where government soldiers in North and South Kivu provinces have been accused of mass looting and raping countless civilians.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Mr Mandela's family made it clear that despite his frail health he hoped to make a brief appearance at the opening game between South Africa and Mexico to share his joy with the country.

VOA: standard.2010.06.11

In a brief statement to reporters after the summit, Mr.Obama did not spell out a specific strategy designed to secure agreement, but European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso was upbeat that a deal could be struck.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

The crowd outside the courthouse watched anxiously as one by one, each with a canvas-covered bed, backed up to a courtroom door and, out of the view of onlookers, deposited handcuffed defendants for a brief appearance before a judge.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25