Usage examples "duration" :
On the recommendation of Mr. Huskisson, the duration of an ordinary government was limited to six years: special reasons withdrew Van Diemen's Land from the operation of this rule . - "The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)", John West. My pleasure was , however , of shorter duration even than I anticipated. - "Hurricane Hurry", W.H.G. Kingston. The abandonment was of short duration. - "The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624", Charles E. Hatch.
