The exceptions were a brief surge to first place in the early 1980s and another in the mid-1990s.

The incident, which happened the day before the election, appeared to produce a strong but possibly brief surge of national sympathy.

While news of such interest from Microsoft a few weeks ago led to a brief surge in Yahoo!

But even that brief surge of adrenaline has been good for me, I suppose.

Again, there came a brief surge of sound from Ops.

A brief surge of relief immediately gave way to more anxiety.

His brief surge of strength had been exhausted; now he could do nothing.

Nor did it happen during another brief surge in consumer confidence and the economy last spring.

Like the surf trickling away after a brief surge of tide?

Silver, which rose to $15 an ounce last year on a brief speculative surge, is now selling at about $6.75.