The relationship between rulers and writers may in fact be gradually regaining its traditional status after the brief interlude of the 1990s.
The Times Literary Supplement
For a brief interlude, their pressure felt irresistible.
Times, Sunday Times
The finale of this phase of a 22-film marathon picks up, following a brief interlude, five years after the events of the last film.
Times, Sunday Times
This brief interlude by no means solved his problems, but the temporary relief he experienced seemed to be of a spiritual nature.
Christianity Today
It was a brief interlude.
Times, Sunday Times