Sentence examples for by almost two seconds from inspiring English sources

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Grevers won by almost two seconds.

At the 2000 United States Olympic trials, she was one of the favorites in the 200 I.M. and finished fourth, missing a spot on the team by almost two seconds.

Ollie Hynd showed why he was tipped to be one of the stars of Rio 2016 when the ParalympicsGB swimmer broke his own world record by almost two seconds to claim gold in the S8 400m freestyle, while Jonnie Peacock can be confident of successfully defending his T44 100m title on Friday night after an impressive performance in his heat.

The United States won the title by almost two seconds in 3 24.83, while Jamaica took silver.

Also in Glasgow, Joe Thomas ran really well in the 800m, beating his nearest rival by almost two seconds in a personal-best time of 1 47.35.

The 20-year-old, who won by almost two seconds, was one of three Great Britain medallists on the opening day.

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Running into a strong headwind Chambers eased off at 70m and won by almost two tenths of a second.

Although he was renowned for his comparatively frugal government, Taizong had little choice: his tax base was reduced by almost two thirds.

B1 Police Use of Lethal Force Dips A review of department statistics shows that the number of police shootings has dropped by almost two thirds over the last 10 years.

But sales have been falling since a peak in 1975, and had dropped by almost two thirds by 2009, according to the Sake Samurai Association, which was set up to promote the industry within Japan.

Since the recession, the number of builders producing fewer than 30 units a year has declined by half, while the number of medium-sized builders has shrunk by almost two thirds.

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