Anywhere is walking distance if you have the time. From LearnThat.org. [Steven Wright, Canadian comedian.]
We have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The distance from birth to death. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
If that happens it will be at some distance in the future. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
At a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I could see it in the distance. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Emotional distance. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The distance from New York to Chicago. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
That earth is #3 in distance from the sun is a factoid. From Wordnik.com. [A View: The Science=Atheism Meme] Reference
A domestic squabble at a certain distance is interesting, like an engagement viewed from a point beyond the range of guns. From Wordnik.com. [Snap-Dragons: A Tale of Christmas Eve; and Old Father Christmas: An Old-Fashioned Tale of the Young Days of a Grumpy Old Godfather] Reference
That tromping sound you hear in the distance is the approach of The Holidays. From Wordnik.com. [November 2006] Reference
A river runs near the city, and in the distance is the beautiful broken chain of mountains round Como. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Glimpse of the Late War in Bohemia] Reference
I do not think the distance is a mile; and to-day, in beautiful, bright, breezy sunshine the walk was delightful. From Wordnik.com. [Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters] Reference
The bridge in the distance is the Tay Road Bridge that replaced the ancient ferry service connecting Angus to Fife. From Wordnik.com. [I fought the Law...] Reference
In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. From Wordnik.com. [Non-Partisan Joke « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
Keeping our distance is the whole secret of good manners, and without good manners human society is intolerable sad impossible. From Wordnik.com. [The Apple Cart and the British Empire] Reference
"I'm doing it because at 80 the distance is short for me. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The Hotel Lotti is within short distance of the Louvre. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
On this account they encamped at a distance from the Greeks. From Wordnik.com. [The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis] Reference
The distance is short, and we can whistle to each other every few minutes. From Wordnik.com. [Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys] Reference
The host remonstrated: "The distance is short -- you will be too early," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business] Reference
Penetang and within short distance of the Jesuits 'strong headquarters on the River Wye. From Wordnik.com. [Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom] Reference
They did not see any business future for the telephone except in short-distance service. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Telephone] Reference
Epoch Times at some distance from the Chinese president, as their guests were demanding. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
The distance from the German ports is not, however, very material for purposes of blockade. From Wordnik.com. [Germany and the Next War] Reference
But this is indulging in reflections that make me sad: the distance is short, separating us. From Wordnik.com. [Augusta County: John H. McCue to His Wife, January 10, 1855] Reference
As the distance is short I go, only to find that the letter has been forged, presumably by a German. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record] Reference
The Syriac Peshito seems to go too far when it calls the distance "a parasang," i.e. about six miles. From Wordnik.com. [Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1] Reference
Which is better to use gears or sprockets? in short distance mechanical power transmission? en Español. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
Uncertain of their distance from the English coast, they agreed to keep as close as possible to the ship. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
This projectile is particularly effective against lines of infantry and cavalry, when the distance is short. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.] Reference
Five men can take up, move, and plant a tree in a day, if the distance is short and the digging not too hard. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)] Reference
= If the distance is short and other conditions are favorable, the charge may be made without fire preparation. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition] Reference
The girls lived within short distance of one another, and were continually visiting, or calling back and forth. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley] Reference
He carries her parasol so high that the sun shines in her eyes; but the distance is short, and she says nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Floyd Grandon's Honor] Reference
Over the next year, she continued to compete in short-distance triathlons and reached her current weight of 120. From Wordnik.com. [Shape Magazine Main RSS Feed] Reference
Of course that high altitude takes more, in climbing up, and flying while you're up there, but the distance is short. From Wordnik.com. [The Thunder Bird] Reference
Conveyance by cart, mule, or donkey is only resorted to when the distance is short or from mines to railroad stations. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888] Reference
The president, in a conversation yesterday, said on the Syrian track, that the distance is short but the walk is hard. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: Russians Go to Polls to Vote for New President; Pope Departs Holy Land, Message of Peace and Reconciliation Remains - March 26, 2000] Reference
I was still no distance from the English Border, and it would take away the last chance of saving my father's life, were. From Wordnik.com. [Tales From Scottish Ballads] Reference
The Sunday Times, with its greater distance from the Irish fray accuses them of covering up the worst, but they're not alone. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
Steel manufacture, however, is carried on, the industry being protected by the distance from the German steel-making centres. From Wordnik.com. [Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges] Reference
Now I can meet you on equal terms; get to the corner there, the distance is short enough; but no matther, you're a good mark. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One] Reference
The Seychelles, where the couple was hijacked, are the same distance from the Somali coast as Majorca is from Dover (700 nm). From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
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