Sentence examples for was the second strongest from inspiring English sources

It said that despite the dip in first-time buyer lending, it was the second strongest February for lending to this sector since 2007, behind only last year's February level.

Stent design was the second strongest factor; the incidence of restenosis ranged from 20.0%to50.3%3% depending on the stent type implanted.

Jeff Hirsch at the Stock Trader's Almanac points out that this year's December-January "Santa Claus Rally" was the second strongest on record since1932-33, setting up 1933 to be the best year ever for the Dow which gained 66.7%.

Hurricane Sergio was the second strongest Pacific hurricane in the month of November on record.

Hurricane Daniel was the second strongest hurricane of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season.

At its peak, Guillermo was the second strongest known Pacific hurricane on record; however, it has since been surpassed by five other storms, including Linda later that year.

The quake was the second strong temblor to strike Japan in as many days.

In female patients with type 2 diabetes, central obesity as implied by an increased waist circumference was the second stronger predictor of MS after hypertriglyceridemia.

Typhoon Higos in October was the third strongest typhoon to strike Tokyo since World War II.

At the time, this was the third strongest gust ever reported there, behind Typhoon Nancy in 1961 and Typhoon Shirley in 1965.

Hurricane Guillermo was the seventh strongest Pacific hurricane on record, attaining peak winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 919 hPa (27.14 inHg).