When the war was launched, the Pentagon expected a short conflict.

Hence also the shorter conflict against the Jesuits, who claimed by word and action a share in its teaching.

Many dogfights occurred during the short conflict, often involving many planes.

This led to a short conflict, known as the Danzig rebellion.

He waylaid him on leaving the house of his entertainer and after a short conflict, killed him.

A truce was worked out which, as it turned out, would be the permanent end to this short conflict.

Following a short, intense verbal conflict Trevor is thrown out.

At about two o'clock that afternoon, after a hard, short conflict in which she struggled desperately to hang on to life, she died, aged 30.

If asked to go into conflict in Iraq, what you'd like to do is have it be a short conflict.

Additionally, border disagreements between the two states had led to short conflicts in 1972, 1978 and 1979.