The main French ships of the line had been kept in harbour for years by the British blockades with only brief sorties.

However, despite his brief sortie onto the world stage, Mr Clinton repeated his promise to focus 'like a laser beam' on problems at home, particularly the ailing US economy.

In areas of deciduous growth, it typically flycatches, making brief aerial sorties from a perch in pursuit of flying insects.

For Charles, even the briefest sortie into the "encircling suburbs" can prove a descent into hell.

On 18-19 October Scheer once again led a brief sortie into the North Sea and British intelligence gave warning.

The damage was serious and kept Goeben in port for three months, apart from two brief sorties intended to deter Russian battleships that were apparently approaching İstanbul.

With few exceptions, my duck hunting excursions are now brief sorties during the last two hours of daylight.

Although he has made a few brief sorties since this Tour began June 29, they did not count because he joined other riders.

In the next town they made a brief sortie on foot, while prepared at any moment to run back to their small ship and take off.

The brief sortie that hit the Tigris Heavy Armor didn't have the firepower to punch through the Templars' substantial armor.