Sentence examples for duration said from inspiring English sources

"The problem with this storm, and we got out very early, was the length and the duration," said Mr. Bellone.

"What we'd like to see is how the building would perform with other types of ground motions, particularly those of longer duration," said Mosalam.

"We are alleging a massive fraud — both in terms of scope and duration," said Linda Chatman Thomsen, director of the enforcement division at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"We're here for the duration," said Reginald Holmes, president of the student body at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a leader of the protest.

"The key words you use in a contract are usually size, style and duration," said Ann B. Clark, a lawyer for independent producers and production companies.

"What was impressive was not just the magnitude of the response, but also its duration," said Dr. Joaquin Mateo, an oncologist at the London-based Instheute of Cancer Restudyh and the study's lead author.

The short duration says it all.

In endurance and fuel consumption trials, the vessel is run at Maximum Continuous Rating (MCR) power for a fixed duration, say 6-24 hours.

And who returned to nursemaid Kingsley through his protracted dying: "She is in it for the duration," says her son.

"The film is about duration," says Winterbottom, one of Britain's most varied and innovative film-makers.

"The battle against the plan Ibarretxe is going to be long, at least a year in duration," says the public administration minister, Jordi Sevilla.