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Meanings of hour in English
Unit of time.
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Examples for "hours"
Examples for "hours"
1
At least four hours' practice, six is better, even longer if possible.
2
Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said all power would be restored within hours.
3
The final result may not be known for several hours or longer.
4
Every year, New Zealanders contribute about 270 million hours to the community.
5
I can work 12 hours a day, six days a week easily.
1
All results were available 4 h after the results of microscopic analysis.
2
Results: OVA challenge induced an AHR after 24 h in OVA-sensitized guinea-pigs.
3
Some animals were then given an additional 2 h infusion of saline.
4
The second group of patients received IFN-gamma by a continuous 24-h i.v.
5
Absolute values and relative changes within the preceding 24 h were analyzed.
1
On the other leaf the glands began to dry in 1 hr.
2
Lower concentrations were needed to obtain the same results after 48 hr.
3
The primary outcome was cumulative morphine consumption at 72 hr following surgery.
4
Biopsies from the quadriceps muscle were taken 48 hr after each test.
5
As a matter of fact, the tidal day varies from 24 hr.
1
The glands in contact with the spinach became dry in 72 hrs.
2
The smaller shred of the two was completely liquefied in 6 hrs.
3
The leaf was now placed in cold water, and in 7 hrs.
4
In all cases leaves left in water for more than 24 hrs.
5
Please follow the detour and allow an extra 2 hrs travel time.
1
The hours were just sixty minutes, and the minutes just sixty seconds.
2
For the next sixty minutes, the two teams played spirited, aggressive hockey.
3
Yet in sixty minutes many helpful things may be said, and Mme.
4
One was timed by a friend in court-deadasleep for sixty minutes.
5
This cake requires long and slow baking, from forty to sixty minutes.
Usage of hour in English
1
Sweden actually tested out six-hour work days a couple of years ago.
2
Well, you certainly can't stay here an hour longer than absolutely necessary.
3
I phoned Scott's number an hour ago, again a few minutes ago.
4
However, they said evening peak traffic started an hour earlier, at 3pm.
5
I shall need him ready a good hour before dawn, maybe more.
6
And she said, 'Jesus.' And then she said, 'Half an hour, Christopher.
7
Year by year, and now by the day and hour, it strengthened.
8
I work four days a week year-round, making ten dollars an hour.
9
So far duty hour policy hasn't been informed by evidence, he said.
10
However, because of the late hour, the issue almost slipped by unnoticed.
11
But there were sixteen-hour work days, long lonely times on the road.
12
This is the situation at this hour, a Liberal party senator said.
13
The same order went out to the Second Army an hour later.
14
One answer is that nations often do in their hour of need.
15
The city also received its highest 24-hour rainfall since September last year.
16
Labour would propose amendments to scrap zero hour contracts, Mr Lees-Galloway said.
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