Sentences with phrase «third of a mile»

Less than a third of the miles he generates are actually flown.

NASA's Spaceguard survey program, established in 1998, aims to locate and follow at least 90 percent of the estimated 1,100 asteroids that come within about 30 million miles of Earth's orbit around the sun and that are larger than two - thirds of a mile wide.

The likelihood that one of these space rocks poses a real threat to human lives may be low — researchers at Prince - ton University have placed 1 - in - 5,000 odds on an asteroid two - thirds of a mile across smacking into Earth sometime in the next century (for comparison, the risk that you will be struck by lightning in your lifetime is about 1 in 3,000)-- but the stakes are high.

NASA researchers have their own plan, the Near - Earth Object Program — the agency's program to spot 90 percent of all potentially hazardous asteroids more than two - thirds of a mile wide that might hit Earth in the foreseeable future.

And no roses are raised within a third of a mile of the lake to prevent pesticide runoff from reaching it.

In the red zone, within one - third of a mile of Ground Zero, the bomb would destroy buildings, people, and just about anything else; in the green zone, within three - fourths of a mile, people would either die immediately or be seriously injured by fire and radiation.

When analyzed together, their risk for breast cancer mortality decreased an average of 24 % per metabolic equivalent (MET) hours per day of exercise, where one MET hour equals a little less than a mile of brisk walking or about two - thirds of a mile of running.

Earlier this year, Zealandia was confirmed as Earth's seventh continent, but little is known about it because it's submerged more than a kilometer (two - thirds of a mile) under the sea.

But with the researchers» approach, sometimes even one drive is enough to reveal the person's destination within a third of a mile or less.

For more than 20 percent of the trips, the technique predicted the final destination within a little less than one - third of a mile from the actual endpoint.

A unique computing system knits the 98 snapshots into a billion - pixel image, so detailed that viewers can read a license plate shot from a third of a mile away.

Data from roughly 275,000 groundwater samples in the High Plains and Central Valley aquifers show that many Americans live less than two - thirds of a mile from wells that often far exceed the uranium guideline set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The hope is that objects as small as a third of a mile wide will be detectable.

Before issuing the permit, commission officials studied mathematical models showing that waste could be safely injected into a sandstone layer about one - third of a mile beneath the farm.

Over the course of a year, the VLA lengthens each of its legs from two - thirds of a mile to 23 miles long.

We've shrunken it down to a third of a mile along the Charles River, and invite you to join us on a walk through time to tour the many incredible events during Earth's long and storied history: the formation of the oceans, the origin of life, the first animals, the rise and fall of dinosaurs, and the appearance and evolution of our own species (to name just a few).

Audi says that laser lights are much stronger and they can reach up to 500 meters or nearly a third of a mile, which is twice the range of LED headlamps.

The Redwood Canopy Tours include a zipline over a third of a mile long and two sky bridges.

Once on the trail, you'll discover World War II bunkers hidden on the mountainside a third of a mile south of the trailhead.

It's located one third of a mile from the rim edge of the Grand Canyon.

Playa Ocotal is a calm, sandy beach, about a third of a mile long; it's ideal for swimming, snorkeling, and other outdoor activities.

The nearest beach is about a mile away, though the main resort area is less than a third of a mile from the Bellevue Aquarius.

Considering that domestic award levels range between 8,000 and 16,000 miles, it means you can save one - third of the miles.

Hotel Description The Caleta Garden Apartments are located in the centre of Caleta De Fuste, just a third of a mile from the beach on the East coast of Fuerteventura.

But to construct something of that size, the tower is estimated to rise 1,574 feet, nearly one - third of a mile.

And keep in mind that the EU's system will cover a third of all miles flown — globally.

Methane bubbles are coming up from ocean vents off the Washington and Oregon coast, and a new study identified warming ocean temperatures one - third of a mile below the surface as likely responsible.

Bennu is about one - third of a mile wide and weighs 174 billion pounds.

Not exact matches

For a 10 - kiloton blast — equivalent to two - thirds of the Hiroshima bomb blast, or 5,000 Oklahoma City truck bombings — that's about a half - mile radius.

The No. 1 U.S. online retailer is also looking to add a same - day delivery option on all items sold by third - party merchants on its site, a move that some logistics experts said may help offset the high costs of speedy, last - mile delivery.

There is fencing along about 650 miles in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California, encompassing almost a third of the border.

In California, oil companies are pressing for further exploration of the massive Monterey Shale, a 1,750 - square - mile area extending from the agricultural Central Valley to the Pacific Ocean that federal energy officials say could ultimately comprise two - thirds of the nation's shale oil reserves.

A bomb of this strength would incinerate everything within 3.58 square miles while causing third - degree burns in an area up to 2,250 square miles.

These blasts would have incinerated everything within 1.77 square miles of their epicenters while causing third - degree burns up to an area of 1,090 square miles.

A bomb of this size would incinerate everything within 2.11 square miles while causing third - degree burns in an area of 1,309 square miles.

A bomb of this size would create a fireball 6.4 square miles large and would be able to give humans third - degree burns within 4,080 square miles of the bomb's epicenter.

Shoppers come from as far as Monterrey, Mexico's third - largest metro area, which is 150 miles southwest of McAllen.

Tesla has seen a steady increase in Autopilot use since the feature made its debut in 2014; drivers now rely on it for a third of highway miles driven, Musk said Wednesday.

The region is centered in the middle of the U.S., at the cross-section of international air, rail, interstate and major rivers; within 500 miles of one - third of the U.S. population and 1,500 miles of 90 percent of the people in North America.

Airline miles are a third type of credit card reward.

This is why the Nissan Leaf, with a retail price of just under $ 30,000, has a range of only 84 miles (one - third that of the Model S) and takes three times as long to get to 60 miles per hour.

Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand and Abbey D'Agostino of the US were about a third of the way into the 3.1 - mile competition when D'Agostino fell running in a group of athletes.

All three died on February 2, the first around 2 am, the second at 5 am and the third at 7 am, according to police in the town of Boseong, more than 186 miles (300 kilometers) south of Seoul.

One of my favorite parts of the book is the section about the Sermon on the Mount and the «third way» of turning the other cheek, walking the extra mile, and literally giving up the clothes off our backs.

Some Christians and theologians, open to the world of cultural and religious pluralism, fascinated by it and eager to experiment alternative ways of practicing their faith, are willing to go a second mile, a third mile, even any number of miles, with their new found friends and neighbors of other faiths.

Our facilities are third - party audited, certified Organic, CLEAN / RAW, Kosher, and Non-GMO Verified, and are located three miles from the Port of Oakland.

On the third day we came across our first good herd of Cape buffalo and tracked them for three miles, hoping to get a shot.

He told the civic clubs of the tri-state area (Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana) that Binger was «two and a half miles beyond Resume Speed,» and that the way to deal with Brock when he broke for second was to «throw to third and head him off.»

Before Allegra won the Adams Cup (it was her third) the big 210 hulls had to slice through 53 miles of race course.

This is 100 % wrong, we are third in terms of injuries this season; last season we ended as 1st by a mile with 289 injuries (1 player out for 1 weeks = 1 point)(about 80 extra weeks of injuries more than # 2).