The remoteness is captured very well, and I only thank the stars my times in the woods have been exceedingly pleasant. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: "Hunted Past Reason" by Richard Matheson] Reference
The United States is proud of her remoteness from the old world, her freedom from entanglement in its quarrels, her isolation. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Norman Angell - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Since it is on the north side of the low mountain range that surrounds the north shore of Lake Chapala, it has a feeling of remoteness from the lake area. From Wordnik.com. [Villas Lomas] Reference
The God-like being’s remoteness from the world — his disconnect with all things human — become real. From Wordnik.com. [“Watchmen” reduces themes, expectations » Scene-Stealers] Reference
Ms. MacKinnon, like many on Canna, believes a few more people on the island would be a benefit, although she dismisses suggestions that the remoteness is a problem. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
I bring it up because in your syllabus you address the concept of remoteness, which is really a question of should X be liable for this wrongfull act that happened long ago?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » My Fall 2009 Torts Class:] Reference
As I contemplated the scene, my imagination was seized with the idea of remoteness from civilized society: the melancholy feeling of solitary grandeur took possession of my soul. From Wordnik.com. [Tales and Novels — Volume 04] Reference
Outside of Farmington, N.M. (near the Four Corners area), "remoteness" is more of a state of mind. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Most Remote Hotels] Reference
KING: Kara, in view of the kind of remoteness of Neverland, the two lane highway, why would they pick a July 4th weekend to do this?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2009] Reference
Since when has our "remoteness" hurt our wine sales?. From Wordnik.com. [~ Through The Walla Walla Grape Vine ™~] Reference
As a reader, I think "remoteness" rather than "exoticness" is the important part of the story. From Wordnik.com. [Chinalyst - China blogs in English] Reference
It is precisely this kind of remoteness and thoughtlessness that brought our economy to its knees. From Wordnik.com. [Blog entry] Reference
LAPHAM awoke confused, and in a kind of remoteness from the loss of the night before, through which it loomed mistily. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Silas Lapham] Reference
Ananth hopes to bridge the "remoteness" most youngsters sense when political developments even two decades old are brought up. From Wordnik.com. [Top Headlines] Reference
However, this was also a problem in urban areas, where a different kind of 'remoteness' was evident: that of extreme social divides between the lower and upper classes. From Wordnik.com. [Press Office : Press Releases] Reference
"remoteness," as he has put it, that people have had with his policy agenda. From Wordnik.com. [Examiner California Headlines] Reference
Sometimes remoteness can be found if you just go down. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Most Remote Hotels] Reference
So we could - we don't have the luxury of remoteness anymore. From Wordnik.com. [Explorers Assess The Health Of The World’s Oceans] Reference
Allori which, in their remoteness, seem to us like abstractions. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
The name conveyed an odd sense of remoteness and inaccessibility. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Katzenberg, too, had lived with Eisner's criticism and remoteness. From Wordnik.com. [Power Failure] Reference
The warning implied in her remoteness seemed to trigger a polarized reaction in Nuwell. From Wordnik.com. [Rebels of the Red Planet] Reference
The illusion of superiority and remoteness is kept up by various forms and ceremonials. From Wordnik.com. [The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History] Reference
This remoteness comes plainly to expression in the way Traherne and Augustine regard the summons of. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
For decades, Greenland's remoteness and long, harsh winters deterred even the hardiest of oil explorers. From Wordnik.com. [Cairn Find Fuels Hope of New Frontier] Reference
Thus his feeling for them was composed of a little awe, more reverence, and a sense of great remoteness. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
And Sam in fact did shrug, though a quirk in the corner of his mouth hinted at something other than prescient remoteness. From Wordnik.com. [Lips that Touch Liquor: The Gin Buck] Reference
The action is simple in proportion to its remoteness from the reality of life, and rapid in proportion to its simplicity. From Wordnik.com. [An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times] Reference
Famine in such regions was always imminent, and the remoteness and isolation of those frontier-cabins often made relief impossible. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
The potential for a tourist industry exists, but the remoteness of the location and a lack of adequate facilities hinder development. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Landlocked Chad's economic development suffers from its geographic remoteness, drought, lack of infrastructure, and political turmoil. From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The priests came to personify Europe's remoteness from the people at the very time when Europe was assuming more power in people's lives. From Wordnik.com. [Looking For An Identity] Reference
They begin with the year 1573; the quaintness of diction and the "indifferent spelling" add piquancy and remoteness to some of the entries. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
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