Sentence examples for minute gains from inspiring English sources

In three days, the Allies had advanced some 8 miles (13 km), a huge achievement in a war characterized by minute gains at enormous cost.

North Korea scored in the 89th minute, gaining some consolation in its first appearance in the World Cup since stunning Italy in 1966 and maintaining hope that it can still advance from a group that also includes Portugal and the Ivory Coast.

The people of Normandy are told that "every minute lost to the Germans is a minute gained by the Allies.

Last year, the Japanese automobile maker sold just a smidge over one million trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in the U.S. Yes, that number trailed General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler significantly, but none of those carmakers managed more than a minute gain in truck/SUV sales in 2004.

Nearly $2.5 billion is being spent in the syndication market, executives say, and top-rated series like "The Oprah Winfrey Show" are showing cost-per-minute gains despite recent ratings declines.

Women who decreased their bicycling time from more than 15 minutes a day to less than 15 minutes gained about four-and-a-half pounds on average.

1962 Cuba at Center of American Campaign WASHINGTON — The national political campaign ended today [Nov. 5] with Republican leaders striving for a last-minute gain by assailing President Kennedy's promise not to invade Cuba if Soviet weapons are removed.

The minute she gains prominence in the race … I think you're going to see the same attack ads and the same talking points that were used against her in her senate race," Robinson said.

After all, workers' health care costs do not rise the minute they gain weight.

On the Internet, price is transparent, and your price advantage competes away the minute you gain it.

But in the last few minutes, those gains in Europe have been erased, as American stock prices move to new daily lows.