"In translating the documents there is a brief passage near the end."

Several of the compositions include brief passages from other songs.

We could have a fifty-minute writing class on just this brief passage.

It's such a brief passage, how can I say anything else than the obvious?

At least Robert's brief passage had brought a welcome break in the tension.

Occasional brief passages may be sung by fewer than four voice parts.

A clue, perhaps, to the meaning of their brief passage.

He gave it a high priority, yet only a brief passage in his long speech.

These are usually brief passages of text which bring encouragement, counsel and direction to the church.

Here, for example, is a brief passage from a writer who is not doing his job.