Sentence examples for by about a second from inspiring English sources

And so he was after streaking away from pole and extending his lead by about a second a lap in the opening phase.

It will not surprise you to learn that it was faster than last year's race by about a second and a half but slower than the other five runnings since Ascot was redeveloped, by about five seconds.

Sure, that's only by about a second, but that might matter to you.

The icy dirt-ball takes 12.4 hours to complete one rotation, but mission controllers have noticed that this is extending by about a second a day.

"I missed the start by about a second and then the wind went left and I got forced out right and that was it, all over".

"We were trying to give him information that might slow him down, and then on the last lap he got fastest lap by about a second," Horner smiled.

(sun protection factor) rating by about a third.

Nationwide, home prices have plunged by about a third from their peak in 2006.

Personal tax receipts are up on their own, but corporate tax receipts are down by about a third from a year ago.

Profit from Royal Bank's United States operations fell by about a third from the quarter a year ago.

Reduce everything else by about a third.