The phrase
"brief period" means a short amount of time or a small duration.
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But the moment we start taking those away, even for
brief periods of time, we're then forced to occupy ourselves with other means.
Puppies have really short attention spans so you will want to work with them daily for
very brief periods of time.
The tablet also lacked an internal battery and would shut off
after brief periods of use, requiring access to a public outlet for photographing outdoors.
In other words, the creatine enhances the ability of the muscle to maintain power output
during brief periods of high - intensity exercise.
Children with separation anxiety demonstrate panic when a parent or caretaker leaves them, even if it is
only brief period of time to get something from another room.
As I work, these keys release small shock waves of that perfume into the air, making this letter — for
brief periods at least — an almost pleasant walk down memory lane.
Cut back on citrus and / or tomato sauce — both are acidic and known to cause diaper rash if left on the skin for
even brief periods of time.
Close and careful observations inform teachers about changes in a child's literacy behaviors
over brief periods of time.
Help your dog adjust to her new space by leaving her alone there for
brief periods while eating meals or treats.
If your pup is initially afraid of the leash, leave the leash on indoors for
brief periods without holding onto it.
Many babies go
through brief periods when their weight gain levels out, or they even lose a little weight.
But most owners reported that no side effects occurred during the
rather brief period that the studies lasted.
Cats can be taught to explore outdoors for
brief periods under human supervision and come in when called.
Simply pushing money to schools for
brief periods makes sense if one believes the money can fix whatever shortcomings the schools had, and quickly.
If it is a busy public space, such as the entrance to a store, then it is usually a
fairly brief period of time.
I've loved a lot of cars, but I've owned an A ever since, except for two
brief periods in the»80s and»90s.
Many infants have
brief periods when they can not digest lactose, particularly following bouts of diarrhea, which can damage the digestive enzymes in the lining of the intestines.
It is the same reason that we find seminars and lectures so motivating — because we acquire new insights in a
relatively brief period of time that we can act on right away.
When they can be calm face to face, they can be out together for
very brief periods of time, but only when supervised.
And
even brief periods of low - to moderate - intensity exercise can help prevent weight gain in kids.
When your dog is readily going into the crate and comfortably eating meals in it, you can try shutting the door for
brief periods while he is still eating.
In fact, young monkeys exposed to early short bouts of stress, such as
brief periods of separation from their mothers, become more resilient to future stresses.
As a result, the site might not be available
for brief periods during scheduled maintenance.
Fortunately, they do indeed often travel in orbiting pairs, and do sometimes, for a very
brief period before they merge, orbit rapidly enough to produce gravitational waves that LIGO and VIRGO can observe.
Disorders of consciousness can refer to a wide range of problems, ranging from a full - blown coma to a minimally conscious state in which patients may experience
brief periods where they can communicate and follow instructions.
Conference effectively starts early on Saturday with the women's conference, one of the reforms Harriet Harman pushed through her in
brief period as acting leader.
Edison's contribution was fundamentally far greater because he put in place, in a remarkably
brief period between 1880 and 1882, the world's first commercial system of electricity generation, transmission and conversion.
Involving short bursts of all - out effort, followed
by brief periods of recovery, it condenses a huge amount of activity into a matter of minutes.
As your little dreamer snoozes, he cycles in and out of deep sleep,
experiencing brief periods of what's called, «sleep arousal» about every 20 minutes or so.
As a female immigrant painter, Blumenthal never attracted much critical or public attention:
despite brief periods of relative success in the 1940s and the 1970s, she died in obscurity.
This latest research by HKU astronomers promises a new era in our ability to study and understand this fascinating
if brief period in the final stages of the lives of low - and mid-mass stars.
In 2009, prototypes of the suit were tested by three volunteers on a plane that
creates brief periods of weightlessness by following a roller - coaster - like flight path (see photo).
When this reinforces the anthropogenic change, it can cause RILEs [rapid ice loss events]-- but it can also counter that change and
cause brief periods of near - stability (or even small increases on a decadal scale).
Some of the recipes are ridiculous and require an obscene amount of item farming, effectively turning my weekend into deep bouts of frustration after attempting to steal the specific item for 3 hours, followed by far
too brief periods of rejoice when the item is finally found, only to return to anxiety and angry bloodshot TV eyes.
Timelines provide visual tools for
studying brief periods of time — a day, a year, an individual's life — or for examining a topic across centuries.
He was
offered brief periods of asylum in Turkey, France and Norway; then, in 1936, Diego Rivera, a founder of the Mexican Communist Party and supporter of Trotsky's views, used his influence to help Trotsky gain permanent asylum in Mexico.
So by all means encourage outright wins and — when they occur — give
people brief periods to relish their triumph.
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