daytime hours

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daytime
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdeɪ.taɪm/us
/ˈdeɪ.taɪm/
the period between the time when the sun rises and the time it goes down, or the part of the day that is neither evening ...
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hour
noun
uk
/aʊər/us
/aʊr/
a period of ...
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(Definition ofdaytimeandhourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At such times, temperatures at the centre site frequently exceeded that of ambient air temperature during daytime hours.
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None of the surrogate-reared rhesus infants exhibited the normal diurnal decrease in cortisol over the daytime hours.
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Similarly, when cortisol levels are sampled over the daytime hours, a flattening of the expected daily rhythm is often reported for children living under more adverse circumstances.
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Both parents worked fullregular daytime hours.
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During the colic period, infants not only cry during much of the time they are awake; they also have shorter bouts of sleep, especially during the daytime hours.
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We have still to consider what we must do in winter with a limited number of daytime hours.
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Endless cars and lorries use the road during daytime hours, and that block is life-threatening.
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However, it should be remembered that civilian staffed air ambulances operate only during daytime hours and that the task has its own hazards.
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Those allocated a single room spend the normal daytime hours in association with other inmates.
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Adult prisoners join voluntarily in these programmes, usually outside daytime hours, and between two and four evening hours a week.
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However, the lack of an alternative route and the heavy use of the route by passenger services during daytime hours meant that those were not practicable solutions.
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It is really a cubbyhole, usually about 7 ft by 4 ft, to which people are usually admitted by night only, being excluded during the daytime hours.
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In 1999, the station began using local hosts during the daytime hours 6 a.m. -10a.m.
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Consequently, the low-level circulation centre (llcc) was exposed for most parts of the daytime hours on the 12th.
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The two center express tracks are used by the 2 train during daytime hours and the 3 at all times.
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During daytime hours, 1 trains stop at the outer local tracks while 2 and 3 trains stop at the center express tracks.
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The two center express tracks are used by the 4 and 5 trains during daytime hours.
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During the daytime hours or under artificial light, it instinctively burrows into the nearest moist soil or preferably fresh dung.
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The two express tracks are used by the 2 train during daytime hours and the 3 at all times.
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During daytime hours, a single tower is used for an omnidirectional signal pattern.
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