Sentence examples for distance gains from inspiring English sources

To rein in the distance gains, the U.S.G.A. in 1931 reduced the permitted weight of the ball to 1.55 ounces from 1.62.

Waters said Weekley had added 9.5 miles per hour to increase his ball speed to 164 m.p.h., with distance gains of 13 to 26 yards, depending on conditions.

Its proposed distance gain?

We have investigated the distance gain and the effect on TC convergence threshold for different block sizes, coding rates and permeability rates.

Fitness is evaluated as the Euclidean distance gain toward a fitness optimum that the vector confers.

In other cases, we need to deliberately cultivate distance — to "gain perspective".

Not always, but it takes time and distance to gain perspective on events, and you have to start somewhere.

Similar Victorian concerns about the fragility of women to run long distances were only overturned in the 1970s, when women's distance running gained credibility, despite our physiology being well suited to the demands of running 10,000 metres and upwards.

Writing in 1821 of a "milling cove" named Bill Neat, the Bristol Butcher, Egan said, "He possesses a requisite above all the art that teaching can achieve for any boxer; namely, one hit from his right hand, given in proper distance, can gain a victory; but three of them are positively enough to dispose of a giant".

Some runners who had tackled both rated the Trans Atlas Marathon tougher than the MdS in terms of distance, height gain (14,000 metres) and technicality of terrain – but, on the TAM, not having to carry your own food and sleeping gear for the week is a real luxury.

Verizon Takes Aim At Vermont 01.18.02 The big Baby Bell, now the fourth-biggest long-distance provider, gains momentum state by state.