When the formalities finally took place, it was a very brief ceremony.

But many people declined to comment after the brief ceremony.

Baedecker spoke to her before and after the brief ceremony but later could remember nothing of what they said to each other.

Anyway we had the brief ceremony in London to avoid all possible scandal!

American officials said they would hold a brief ceremony before the departure.

Brognola had met all of them at a brief ceremony.

"So much work for such a brief ceremony," Hermathya said.

Passengers on the six planes held a brief religious ceremony by radio about 25 miles off Cuba.

After a brief ceremony, they were to be spread throughout the Army with nothing to remember the encounter but the medal.

After completion of the class, there is a brief ceremony to welcome new members.