11.   But none of the stories prepared me for a brief encounter I had at Fort Bragg, N.C., shortly after I had returned from Nam.

12.   Challenging, too, judging from my brief encounter.

13.   Cameras are still severely restricted and confined to a few static positions to record formal diplomatic exchanges or brief encounters with passing officials.

14.   Dominating my consciousness during our brief encounter was the image of the Confederate flag emblazoned on the front of her truck.

15.   Each hopes that the brief encounter will spark enough enthusiasm to start a winning presidential campaign.

16.   Earlier this year, I did have a brief encounter with an economist.

17.   Flashman has a brief encounter with Holmes and Dr. Watson that is one the funniest passages Fraser has ever written.

18.   He believes Dan infected him during a brief encounter six years before, which Dan only dimly remembers.

19.   He looks around and sees myriad brief encounters that never reach the stage of words.

20.   He compared Blitzmail relationships to the brief encounters typical of those at fraternity parties, which play a big role on the isolated New Hampshire campus.