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Discover LudwigThe phrase "act lasts" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe the duration of a performance or event, but it lacks context to be effectively used.
Example: "The act lasts for approximately two hours before the intermission."
Alternatives: "performance duration" or "show length".
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The ACT lasts two hours, 55 minutes (plus 30 minutes with the optional writing test).
The act lasts only a couple of minutes, during which the male bites the female until she breaks free, screaming.
The vocal lines are characterless and his score adds nothing to the uncertain dramatic trajectory or to the work's rather top-heavy structure (the first act lasts 100 minutes, the second less than 50), with music that is a lexicon of the most obvious borrowings.
Schumer's act lasts an hour and twenty minutes, which gives you a lot of time to think about the limits of perversity, and how, at times, the comic has to circumnavigate her own intelligence in order to make the character "Amy Schumer," self-described "trash from Long Island," come to life.
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That act lasted for just a few days.
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The pop act lasted two years before it fell apart, along with Dhani's marriage.
Both acts lasted about an hour and got huge laughs.
Mr. Maalouf's words invite music, and Ms. Saariaho has provided a lushly beautiful score, structured in five continuous acts lasting two hours.
The level of illumination also affects behavioral interactions with aggressive acts lasting longer and being more intense in dim light as opposed to bright light [18].
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