Sentence examples for winning time for from inspiring English sources

His winning time for the two runs was 2 minutes 54.41 seconds.

The winning time for the 1 1/8 miles was 1.48.70.

The winning time for the mile-and-a-quarter run over a fast track was 2 minutes 3.20 seconds.

The winning time for the 56 miles was 2 hours 23 minutes 16 seconds, an average of 23.45 m.p.h.

In this instance, Leeder explains: "Historical data is used to predict the winning time for the next Olympics.

But the German commanders had reckoned without the Belgian army, which managed to hold off the Kaiser's advance – winning time for the French to mobilise their forces.

It will get no blame for the deferral and will win time for reforms.

Many here said the king had calmed an important part of public anger and won time for changes.

London thus hoped to win time for new talks to restart the stalled process to end 30 years of conflict.

"It is now clear that Russia merely wants to win time for the Syrian regime to smash the opposition," he said.

But others wonder whether Russia is merely trying to win time for Damascus or undermine support for military action.