great distance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreatanddistance
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great
adjective
uk/ɡreɪt/us/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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distance
noun
uk/ˈdɪs.təns/us/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofgreatanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofgreat distance
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If it then turned out to be accurate, it would demonstrate thatgreatdistancedid not necessarily prevent clairvoyance from operating.
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Patients requiring consideration of heart or heart-lung transplantation, who live at a verygreatdistance from the transplant centers, present a considerable problem.
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A certain facial athleticism is required to project oneself so as to be comprehended at agreatdistance.
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We can say that that part of the air is unaffected by the terrestrial motion on account of itsgreatdistancefrom the earth.
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Then, there appears an outer belt that consists of candidates whose scores show agreatdistancefrom the centroid.
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It calls for an ability to contemplate the same material from agreatdistance, until we perceive the links between apparently unrelated phenomena.
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She also pointed out that parish officers often had difficulty in making arrangements with magistrates living at agreatdistance.
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Again, there is agreatdistancebetween these ideal reporting goals and their actual implementation.
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But some deictics involvegreatdistanceor other distinctive relations like anaphora, attention focus, or perceptual access to the object.
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Ex post, some patients will experience conditions for which they are willing to travel - and actually do travel - agreatdistanceto receive care.
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Nor isgreatdistanceremoteness.
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I have to ask why all these ships are going such agreatdistanceto catch 3 000 tonnes of tunafish.
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I cannot walk anygreatdistancewithout becoming very tired so you can see why a car is essential.
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I do not think we are anygreatdistanceapart.
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This is not agreatdistance, but walking is an invigorating pastime, one of the finest in which one can indulge.
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As a result of that operation, he was unable to walk anygreatdistance.
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As everyone knows, we have agreatdistanceto go and everyone wants to see us get ahead as quickly as possible.
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I wonder whether these facilities are now likely to be provided at such agreatdistancefrom the main ports and main market centres.
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Two hundred yards is not a verygreatdistancewhen vessels are manoeuvring at sea and perhaps at considerable speed.
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