Sentence examples for seconds compared to from inspiring English sources

On the Web, commercial breaks usually last for 30 seconds, compared to two minutes or more on TV.

Users recognised Wannabe in an average of 2.3 seconds, compared to an average of 5 seconds for other tracks.

Only the neighborhood once served by Engine 261 in Long Island City will have to wait longer; the average response time should now be 5 minutes 10 seconds, compared to 4 08 before.

Those who did manage to get through had to hold on to speak to an advisor for an average of four minutes and 42 seconds compared to one minute and 47 seconds in 2009-10.

Modern cities full of state-of-the-art buildings were tested by intense ground-shaking that lasted about 120 seconds — compared to about 40 seconds for the 1906 and 20 seconds for the 1989 San Francisco earthquakes, which had magnitudes of 7.9 and 6.9, respectively.

The entire task time increases by about 80 seconds compared to the time estimated by the pre-developed task plan.

That's why the Patriots' offensive DAVE is sixth compared to their current 24th ranking.

Of families with children, that number jumps to a third, compared to 18.8% of families of all races.

His face is first compared to "the frescoed image of some minor saint who was being martyred".

This Christmas it will increase its premium Specially Selected range by nearly a third compared to last year.

The number of active credit unions in Britain is around 400, down by a third compared to a decade ago.