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How to use the word duration in a Sentence?

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Small amounts of physical activity are still beneficial and help you to build your fitness by gradually increasing duration and intensity over time, the biggest health benefits are seen in people moving from low to medium levels of physical fitness.

– Aaron Kandola

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I hesitate to say that this is a total transformation, we could see an open-ended strike of 350,000 Teamsters at UPS (UPS) later this year or at one of the Big Three automakers. But these [short, fixed duration strikes] are definitely becoming more common.

– Johnnie Kallas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Six months is a long duration for a mission, which is a great responsibility.

– Sultan Alneyadi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The problems that faced Silvergate were primarily a result of less-than-adequate risk management, notably one of relying too much on volatile short-term deposits while lending or investing at a longer duration, this is not like the collapse of FTX, where investors lost their deposits, but, rather, an orderly dissolution.

– Dave Weisberger

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Recent studies have shown irregularity in sleep timing and duration have been linked to metabolic abnormalities and higher cardiovascular disease risk, encouraging maintenance of regular sleep schedules with consistent sleep durations may be an important part of lifestyle recommendations for the prevention of heart disease.

– Raj Dasgupta

Found on CNN
1 year ago

To lose her on this planet, let alone our small community, it’s tough, and it’s going to take a while to recover, but to have known her for the duration of time that we all have, once again, is a gift to all of us.

– Brian Fraser

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Despite years of excellent observations by the Cassini mission, the precise beginning and duration of the spoke season is still unpredictable, rather like predicting the first storm during hurricane season.

– Amy Simon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are going longer with maturities now in bonds and extending duration under the guise that at some point this year rates could peak, and then the Fed might be in a position to begin lowering rates. Especially if we have a recession.

– Doug Flynn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It was a relatively new design, it’s a roomy four-seater airplane and it was known for being reliable and fairly easy to fly – something you do n’t have to pay attention to every moment. And when you’re doing long duration, you want an airplane that’s just going to kind of hum along there.

– Janet Bednarek

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m a big fan of the Taylor Swift strut, the general public can do this workout without a lot of training experience, and it’s also entertaining enough to keep most people consistent and engaged through its duration.

– Dan Bulay

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There is just one thing left to do: to fulfill them before it’s too late. Otherwise the Russian army will take matters into its own hands, with regard to the duration of the conflict, the ball is now in the court of Washington and its regime.

– Sergey Lavrov

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Her reign was unequaled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion. Even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life.

– The King

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are anticipating this extreme heat to be a length in duration the likes of which we haven't experienced in some time.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It is not only the level — but the duration — of the rises that makes these new forecasts so devastating, this level of household energy bills currently shows little sign of abating into 2024.

– Craig Lowrey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Anthony Fauci clinical course underscores how much we need to learn about the optimal dosing and duration of antiviral treatment of Omicron infections. We also know little about the best management of severe rebound infection.

– Michael Charness

Found on CNN
1 year ago

> (CNN)People around the world are likely to lose 50 to 58 hours of sleep a year by 2099 due to global warming, a new study revealed.Researchers used wristbands with internal accelerometers to measure sleep duration and sleep timing in over 47,000 adults across 68 countries for an average of six months for a study published in the journal One Earth. Adults should get seven to nine hours of sleep, according to the National Sleep Foundation. The likelihood of getting less than seven hours of sleep increased by 3.5% if minimum outside nighttime temperatures exceeded 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius) compared with the baseline temperature of 41 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit (5 to 10 degrees Celsius), the study found.To bathe or not to bathe (often). That is the questionThe 3.5% sleep loss may initially look like a small number, but it adds up.

– Alex Agostini

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This heat wave is definitely unprecedented, we have seen a change in its intensity, its arrival time, and duration. This is what climate experts predicted and it will have cascading impacts on health.

– Chandni Singh

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They are depriving the foreigners. They are being very racist with us at the border. They tell us that Ukrainian citizens have to pass first while telling foreigners to stay back, it's very difficult at the moment for Nigerians and other foreigners to cross. The Ukrainian officials are allowing more Ukrainians to cross into Poland. For instance, around 200 to 300 Ukrainians can cross, and then only 10 foreigners or 5 will be allowed to cross... and the duration of time is too long. It's really hard.. they push us, kick us, insult us.

– Nneka Abigail

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's very difficult at the moment for Nigerians and other foreigners to cross. The Ukrainian officials are allowing more Ukrainians to cross into Poland. For instance, around 200 to 300 Ukrainians can cross, and then only 10 foreigners or 5 will be allowed to cross... and the duration of time is too long. It's really hard.. they push us, kick us, insult us.

– Nneka Abigail

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Together with an outside cybersecurity firm, the Company is conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the activity to determine its nature, scope, duration and impacts.

– News Corp

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The longer the maturity, the more price movement you're going to have, maturity duration risk is the biggest risk to [ bond ] investors.

– David Sekera

Found on CNN
2 years ago

In this HERA campaign, we're learning more about how teams function in an autonomous environment where they have limited contact with Earth, what we learn will inform how future exploration missions beyond low-Earth orbit are performed. This will help ensure that our astronaut crews can work effectively through challenges unique to long-duration spaceflight, including communication delays.

– Brandon Vessey

Found on CNN
2 years ago

What we learn will inform how future exploration missions beyond low-Earth orbit are performed. This will help ensure that our astronaut crews can work effectively through challenges unique to long-duration spaceflight, including communication delays.

– Brandon Vessey

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We were fully expecting that, sooner or later, we would encounter Read MoreThe sun corona for at least a short duration of time.

– Justin Kasper

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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