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Example sentences for: brevity

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The relative brevity of many Russian proverbs stems from the fact that the Russian language has no articles and also resorts idiomatically to participial condensation by not using oblique forms of the verb to be .
In her editorial message, Tina Brown writes that she chose the name Talk because of its "unpretentious brevity."
Today's travelers on today's roads have to make do with a sort of compressed-speak where speed is of the essence and brevity the soul of economy.
For those who are unfamiliar with computers and the need for a word-processing package, I should explain (with what I hope is merciful brevity) that when you buy what is fondly called a “personal” computer, you get three pieces of equipment (though they may be combined in some models or makes): a rectangular box with some slots in the front and sockets in the back, which is the computer; a monitor, which is a small TV set without the usual buttons; and a keyboard, which looks like an ordinary typewriter keyboard but, in many models sold today, has a number of additional keys alongside those for the familiar alphanumeric characters.
I have already simplified Coulmas's description out of all sensible recognition for the sake of brevity, but, while the time compression has been severe, I do not think I have distorted the facts.