Sentence examples for equivalent of a second from inspiring English sources

The notebook PC is becoming the computing equivalent of a second car in many households.

(A "moonlight" option, the equivalent of a second set, is the same price).

Later that first day, Harrington moved downstairs to a banquet-sized hall to run a "color-consolidation steering committee" session the equivalent of a second round.

Later that first day, Harrington moved downstairs to a banquet-sized hall to run a "color-consolidation steering committee" session — the equivalent of a second round.

SD26 is the restaurant equivalent of a second wife: younger, considerably more nervous, dressed in a way that might raise eyebrows in the social circles the original restaurant was opened to serve.

The researchers performed experiments using human subjects who focused on one point on a computer screen, moved their eyes to focus on a numeric counter that changed every second (the digital equivalent of a second hand) and then estimated how long the first digit was on the screen compared with the succeeding ones.

LOS ANGELES — Despite selling $1.8 billion in tickets, Universal's "Fast & Furious" car-racing series is Hollywood's equivalent of a second-class citizen.

Most of the adult survivors had the equivalent of a third-grade education.

Top recruiters have typically demanded the equivalent of a third of the executive's first-year pay package.

AOL's purchase of the Huffington Post is the equivalent of a fourth-quarter Hail Mary pass.

By Ken Auletta February 7 , 2011AOL's purchase of the Huffington Post is the equivalent of a fourth-quarter Hail Mary pass.