For example, in Chapter 1 he addresses the question of how climate can be forecast when accurate weather forecasts are only possible over spans of a few days: (hubpages.com)
Nor could microbes have colonized the molten material in the short span of a few days during which the rocks cooled and hardened, sealing the globules deep within. (astrobio.net)
In the span of a few days this week and last, several big - bank CEOs and chief economists let loose a flurry of warnings about surging home prices in Vancouver and Toronto, where it now costs an average of $ 1.5 million and $ 1.3 million, respectively, to buy a detached house. (canadianbusiness.com)