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  • Briskly, Lieven identifies Pakistan's many centrifugal and centripetal forces: "Much of Pakistan is a highly conservative, archaic, even sometimes inert and somnolent mass of different societies."

    Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lieven – review 2011

  • Briskly dusting crumbs of rosemary from her fingers, Geilie surveyed the scene with satisfaction.

    Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

  • Briskly, she began to hurriedly pack papers into the open briefcase on her desk.

    Alienated DAVID O. RUSSELL 2009

  • Briskly belting her short quilted silk robe about her, she went into the bathroom, avoiding more than a glimpse in the mirror as she passed.

    Sudden Rain Maritta Wolff 2009

  • And: "Briskly directed by Christopher Smith (who also contributed to the screenplay), Severance overcomes its narrative deficiencies with inventive bloodletting and no small amount of wit."

    GreenCine Daily: Weekend shorts. 2007

  • Briskly, she began to hurriedly pack papers into the open briefcase on her desk.

    Alienated DAVID O. RUSSELL 2009

  • Briskly paced and directed by Mike Nichols, the stage play moves like a locomotive, engaging the audience along the way.

    Buzzine » Monty Python’s Spamalot 2009

  • Briskly slapping the palms of his hands together and dusting them in the direction of my brother, who seemed unaware of his actions, the man rid himself of his association with the Wellsworths.

    The Highest Price for Passion Laurinda D. Brown 2008

  • Briskly slapping the palms of his hands together and dusting them in the direction of my brother, who seemed unaware of his actions, the man rid himself of his association with the Wellsworths.

    The Highest Price for Passion Laurinda D. Brown 2008

  • Briskly she moved right through Veil, The Pretext, Up to Speed, Next Life, and Versed and then came out with some final flourishes unlike anything else she has ever written.

    Kevin Killian: What I Saw at the Orono Conference 2008, part 23 Dodie Bellamy 2008

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