61.   Except for a brief period following World War I, Belarus has never before existed as a sovereign state.

62.   Except for a brief period in Paris, she spent her entire life in Manhattan.

63.   Episodes of blank staring or brief periods without responding to questions or instructions, especially in children.

64.   Even if the galaxy is jammed with intelligent creatures, intelligence may tend to emerge only for brief periods.

65.   Farther north, a brief period of ice will occur in the deeper valleys of New England where cold air lingers.

66.   Except for brief periods, most of those on the home team have loathed the place more than their opponents.

67.   Except for that brief period when William Howard Taft was the incumbent president.

68.   For a brief period each Tuesday and after games on Saturday, Bishop is allowed to talk to any reporter who asks a question in person or by phone.

69.   For a brief period, James Williams visited his older brother, apparently wanting to get away from their parents.

70.   For a brief period, she was the camera girl at the Copacabana nightclub in New York.