long-distance commuter
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-distanceandcommuter
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long-distance
adjective[before noun]
adverb
uk/ˌlɒŋˈdɪs.təns/us/ˌlɑːŋˈdɪs.təns/
travelling a long way, or separated by a ...
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commuter
noun[C]
uk/kəˈmjuː.tər/us/kəˈmjuː.t̬ɚ/
someone who regularly travels between work ...
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(Definition oflong-distanceandcommuterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thelong-distancecommutertravel needs to be fast.
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That is discrimination between the inner suburban areas and thelong-distancecommuterareas which is not taken into account by many people.
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There is certainly no market discipline because thelong-distancecommuteris a captive of the railway.
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Thelong-distancecommuteris paying on average only a tiny proportion of the standard fare, yet travels at peak times.
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Would not that also have a disastrous effect on long-distance commuters, long-distance travellers, and those who use the railway as a necessity?
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The second year of the plan provides for substantial increases in the fares of long-distance commuters.
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That means that we have no intention of forbidding long-distance commuters and second-home owners moving into rural areas.
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They should be long-distance commuters to the production rigs and the service facilities.
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We recognise that there are particular difficulties in some rural areas, especially where house prices have been driven upwards by demand from long-distance commuters and well-off retired people.
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Now, the number of locals has decreased significantly and small communities have to rely on long-distance commuters to staff the ambulance stations.
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This pathway extends to most suburban neighborhoods and into rural areas beyond, so that many long-distance commuters use at least part of it.
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Jones says that this unduly inconveniences long-distance commuters and adversely affects city based businesses.
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