diff --git a/GLPaint-GameView/Metadata.xml b/GLPaint-GameView/Metadata.xml
index dee4164b..a40edca3 100644
--- a/GLPaint-GameView/Metadata.xml
+++ b/GLPaint-GameView/Metadata.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 	<Level>Intermediate</Level>
 	<Tags>Graphics, Games, Touch</Tags>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>An example on using the iPhoneOSGameView class with OpenGL to create a touch painting application.</Brief>
+	<Brief>Demonstrates using iPhoneOSGameView with OpenGL to create a touch painting application.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
diff --git a/NSZombieApocalypse/Metadata.xml b/NSZombieApocalypse/Metadata.xml
index abcffcb6..16371568 100644
--- a/NSZombieApocalypse/Metadata.xml
+++ b/NSZombieApocalypse/Metadata.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 	<Tags>Media, Graphics, Games</Tags>
     <LicenseRequirement>Indie</LicenseRequirement>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>The NSZombieApocalypse is a contrived game that exemplifies how to use the UIAccessibility protocol.</Brief>
+	<Brief>A game that demonstrates how to use the UIAccessibility protocol.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
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diff --git a/OpenGLESSample-GameView/Metadata.xml b/OpenGLESSample-GameView/Metadata.xml
index 69b4e1ee..35ce5f3d 100644
--- a/OpenGLESSample-GameView/Metadata.xml
+++ b/OpenGLESSample-GameView/Metadata.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 	<Level>Beginning</Level>
 	<Tags>Graphics, Games</Tags>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>A simple example of using OpenGLES with a iPhoneOSGameView in a Xamarin.iOS application.</Brief>
+	<Brief>Demonstrates the use of OpenGLES with an iPhoneOSGameView.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
diff --git a/RegionDefiner/Metadata.xml b/RegionDefiner/Metadata.xml
index 490ef281..4ae2dc4e 100644
--- a/RegionDefiner/Metadata.xml
+++ b/RegionDefiner/Metadata.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 	<Level>Intermediate</Level>
 	<Tags>Maps + Location</Tags>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>This sample is an example to generate GeoJSON coverage files for use with the Maps routing apps API.</Brief>
+	<Brief>Demonstrates generating GeoJSON coverage files for use with the Maps routing apps API.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
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diff --git a/SharedResources/Metadata.xml b/SharedResources/Metadata.xml
index 9b32d123..9c9fd926 100644
--- a/SharedResources/Metadata.xml
+++ b/SharedResources/Metadata.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 	<Level>Intermediate</Level>
 	<Tags>Device Features</Tags>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>Sample shows how to work with accelerometer, photo/video library, camera, battery status, contacts, file system, and network activity indicator.</Brief>
+	<Brief>Demonstrates how to work with various iOS resources.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
diff --git a/SimpleDrillDown/Metadata.xml b/SimpleDrillDown/Metadata.xml
index 7c3cba00..3ca418c2 100644
--- a/SimpleDrillDown/Metadata.xml
+++ b/SimpleDrillDown/Metadata.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 	<Level>Beginning</Level>
 	<Tags>User Interface</Tags>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>Sample shows how you can make a table with cells that allow the user to drill further down to a detailed view.</Brief>
+	<Brief>Demonstrates making a table with cells that can be drilled further down to a detailed view.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
diff --git a/Sound/Metadata.xml b/Sound/Metadata.xml
index b3b64696..30fca1a0 100644
--- a/Sound/Metadata.xml
+++ b/Sound/Metadata.xml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<SampleMetadata>
	<ID>a2ce0b86-212c-4eae-ad3e-49d49e2c9c4f</ID>
	<IsFullApplication>false</IsFullApplication>
	<Level>Intermediate</Level>
	<Tags>Media</Tags>
	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
	<Brief>Example of how to record an AAC file using the iPhone microphone or externally attached recording hardware.</Brief>
</SampleMetadata>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<SampleMetadata>
	<ID>a2ce0b86-212c-4eae-ad3e-49d49e2c9c4f</ID>
	<IsFullApplication>false</IsFullApplication>
	<Level>Intermediate</Level>
	<Tags>Media</Tags>
	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
	<Brief>Demonstrates recording an AAC file using internal or external recording hardware.</Brief>
</SampleMetadata>
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diff --git a/SpriteTour/Metadata.xml b/SpriteTour/Metadata.xml
index 6d7fd405..dd0ceb61 100644
--- a/SpriteTour/Metadata.xml
+++ b/SpriteTour/Metadata.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 	<Tags>Games, Platform Features</Tags>
 	<LicenseRequirement>Starter</LicenseRequirement>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>This Sprite Kit example uses multiple scenes to demonstrate different features of the SKSpriteNode class.</Brief>
+	<Brief>Demonstrates different features of the SKSpriteNode class.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
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diff --git a/StateRestoration/Metadata.xml b/StateRestoration/Metadata.xml
index 446025b2..725b0c47 100644
--- a/StateRestoration/Metadata.xml
+++ b/StateRestoration/Metadata.xml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 	<SupportedPlatforms>iOS</SupportedPlatforms>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
 	<MinimumLicenseRequirement>Starter</MinimumLicenseRequirement>
-	<Brief>Demonstrates how to use UICollectionView, a way to present ordered data to users in a grid-like fashion.</Brief>
+	<Brief>Demonstrates a way to present ordered data to users in a grid-like fashion.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
diff --git a/TableParts/Metadata.xml b/TableParts/Metadata.xml
index 5446cbff..30167741 100644
--- a/TableParts/Metadata.xml
+++ b/TableParts/Metadata.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 	<Level>Intermediate</Level>
 	<Tags>User Interface</Tags>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>This sample illustrates the constituent parts of a table, including rows, sections, headers and footers.</Brief>
+	<Brief>This sample illustrates the constituent parts of a table.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
diff --git a/TicTacToe/Metadata.xml b/TicTacToe/Metadata.xml
index 848f3f69..07b459fb 100644
--- a/TicTacToe/Metadata.xml
+++ b/TicTacToe/Metadata.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 	<Tags>Games</Tags>
     <LicenseRequirement>Indie</LicenseRequirement>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>This sample shows how to customize UIKit controls, tintColor, and renderingMode and build custom controls.</Brief>
+	<Brief>Demonstrates how to customize UIKit and build custom controls.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>
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diff --git a/WayUpSample/Metadata.xml b/WayUpSample/Metadata.xml
index a87583a5..46e43379 100644
--- a/WayUpSample/Metadata.xml
+++ b/WayUpSample/Metadata.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 	<Level>Beginning</Level>
 	<Tags>User Interface</Tags>
 	<Gallery>true</Gallery>
-	<Brief>An example showing the usage of the ShouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation method.</Brief>
+	<Brief>Demonstrates how to autorate to interface orientation.</Brief>
 </SampleMetadata>