To reduce the chances of his inadvertently giving away important secrets to the Germans, the staff quickly briefed him on the entire spectrum of camp activities, including the vital covert intelligence and escape work that had been painfully developed during the three years since the first Allied fliers were captured by the Germans.

Then this month the Governor's staff briefed the environmentalists on another measure they embraced enthusiastically, a $150 million bond that Mr. Dukakis will recommend to protect ground water and acquire land for conservation purposes.

As the commander of the Nineteenth Strike Wing, he'd been part of the audience when Admiral Truman's staff briefed them on Operation Buttercup.

Before their workout today, the Yankees' scouting staff will brief them on the intelligence gathered in the last six weeks.

My staff briefed me about him.

His staff may brief him immediately before a press conference, but in a few minutes he could honestly forget almost everything that had been prepared.

Today a Democratic Senator whose staff briefed him after reviewing some of the computer material was asked if he believed the investigations would end with criminal prosecutions.

From 9 in the morning until 10 at night, the staff briefed Starr on an issue and he went up to his room, studied and came back to do the next issue.

Tuesday's hearing, for example, during which their newly hired 24-member staff will brief members on the progress of their investigation, will be closed, as will sessions on both Wednesday and Thursday, when one witness might be called.

SCOTVEC staff briefed the principals on the latest developments and the principals reported to SCOTVEC on their experience in offering Phase i Pilots and in preparing for Phase 2.