It scans them with a brief burst of invisible light.

There was a brief burst of music as a girl with a radio walked past, and Alex turned his head to follow her.

The viewer came to life in a brief burst of static.

On both ships, there was a brief burst of cheering.

He didn't know if his brief burst had hurt the target or not.

Should he speak a number, the world so designated showed a brief burst of white light and again the cards were produced.

However, the brief burst on the tray was over and the computer fell silent.

Yet most of these stories were only brief bursts on the news programs.

There was a pause and a brief burst of static.

Can they, perhaps, achieve such extreme speed only for brief bursts?