Sentence examples for about 2 compared from inspiring English sources

During thermal shock cycling, the spallation life of the ASPS TTBCs was improved by a factor of about 2 compared with that of APS coatings.

TMP/SMX is less well tolerated as compared with fluoroquinolones (relative risk for side effects requiring discontinuation about 2 compared to quinolones by both direct and indirect comparison [ 37]), and it may be associated with bone marrow toxicity in patients given this drug combination daily for more than 2 3 weeks.

Second, the number of possible moves from a typical position in Go is about 200, compared with about a dozen in chess.

But Mr. Reston, working with his wife, Mary Jo, who retired as his co-publisher in 1999, tripled the paper's circulation in the summer season -- to about 18,000, compared with about 6,000 in the late 1960's -- and increased its profits.

Underlying trading profit next year will be about £50m compared with analysts' consensus forecast of £69m.

"This year homicides are down by about 30 compared to the same time last year.

The average age of members is about 70, compared with 77 for regulars at other centers throughout the city.

For one thing, Ms. Shah said, MSN intentionally works with fewer big merchants -- about 150, compared with about 200 each for AOL and Yahoo.

The agency's early estimate of Gold Line ridership that day was about 45,000, compared with 14,000 on most weekdays.

At the time, the population of the city was about 100,000, compared with about 700,000 today, he said.

The report found that for every £1 of spending cuts the economy shrank by about £1.30, compared with the previous estimate of 50p.