Sentence examples for rather than 2 hours from inspiring English sources

A post-heating recovery period of 3 hours rather than 2 hours increased the hsp70i RNA levels only slightly, indicating that the onset of transcription and the major build-up in RNA occur quickly.

United Airlines says it is trying to cancel flights as early as 24 hours in advance, rather than 12 hours as it did in the past.

But listeners spend significantly less time with the material: six hours 34 minutes a week, rather than 10 hours a week in 2006.

It was an impressive commitment: his 60-a-day nicotine habit involved nearly two months at sea rather than 24 hours on a plane.

The challenge was how to update the dish and make it possible to prepare in 40 minutes rather than 40 hours.

For example, outsourcing transportation, traditionally deemed a core competency, would allow customers to give 12 rather than 72 hours' notice for shipping.

The new time zone will put Samoa 3 hours ahead of eastern Australia rather than 21 hours behind it, and 22 hours ahead of California, instead of 2 hours behind it.

The government also announced that from April 2011 people aged 65 and over will qualify for working tax credit if they work at least 16 hours a week, rather than 30 hours as currently.

It said an analysis of 1,000 of the first universal credit claimants found they spend 29 hours a week looking for work rather than 16 hours under the jobseeker's allowance scheme.

Under changes due to come into effect on April 6, couples with children will have to work a total of 24 hours a week to qualify for Working Tax Credit, rather than 16 hours as at present.

I can only think of this in terms of specific examples, such as when Tiny has been drinking and watching the Ironman Triathlon and he says the entire event has to be completed in 17 minutes rather than 17 hours.