Sentence examples for seconds rather than from inspiring English sources

"Their involvement in reproduction often lasts seconds rather than months," he said.

Now, biologists can determine the proteins in a sample in seconds rather than weeks.

Unlike in the N.F.L., a challenge is decided in seconds rather than in minutes.

This was a dynamic incident that was measured in seconds rather than minutes.

Most important, digitized documents allow processors to search key words in seconds, rather than having to thumb through paper documents.

At trouble spots we fanned out like commandos to find ways through in seconds rather than minutes.

They believe the answer will lead to immortality.Clay believes computer power will solve the puzzle in seconds rather than centuries.

Web pages appear in a flash, and downloading e-mail, music files and software programs takes seconds rather than minutes.

Torre prefers O'Neill batting second, rather than sixth or seventh.

A referendum looks likelier in Labour's third rather than second term of office.

I prefer cutting the bird into eighths rather than tenths, keeping the breasts whole.