Sentence examples for by about two days from inspiring English sources

The storm led firms in the region to reduce activity by about two days on average, the Philadelphia Fed said.

If successful, Borschberg will have beaten the the standing endurance record for solo flight in any plane by about two days.

The test had been delayed by about two days, first when the government ordered a last-minute review of the procedure out of concern that, by allowing the buildup of pressure, the test itself might harm the well.

By about two days after the passage of Hurricane Wilma, 800 residents on Grand Bahama remained in shelters, including 65 families who lost their homes and stayed in a hotel set up as a government shelter in Freeport.

For a complete list see NASA's Six Millennium Catalog of Venus Transits: 2000 BCE to 4000 CE Currently, transits occur only in June or December (see table) and the occurrence of these events slowly drifts, becoming later in the year by about two days every 243-year cycle.

Furthermore, in the transgenic plants, the appearance of lateral roots was delayed by about two days (Fig. 6A, B).

The usual training offered by most British private-security firms lasts about two days.

This was all organised very last minute – by volunteers, at about two days' notice, and everyone is unfurling big "IN" banners and trying to figure out which boats in the dock they can affix them to, and; ii.

The N.R.C.'s allotment would cover each person for about two days, by which time most people would have been evacuated from contaminated areas, federal officials say.

The nearest seaport is Lima, a thousand kilometers away and about six days by truck (his products are air-freighted to Lima).

By 1900, the Atlantic crossing took about five days and the passenger lines competed to win the Blue Riband, an unofficial accolade accorded to the fastest liner in regular service.