walking distance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwalkinganddistance
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walking
noun[U]
uk/ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/us/ˈwɑː.kɪŋ/
the activity of going for a walk, especially ...
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distance
noun
uk/ˈdɪs.təns/us/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofwalkinganddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Organisations highlighted the need to be located within a shortwalkingdistanceof key public transport routes if voluntary services are to be fully utilised.
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We know that shopping, schools and places of work are all withinwalkingdistanceof the residential areas.
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To be selfcontained, industry would be an integral part of the new town and workplaces withinwalkingdistanceof residential areas.
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All the children lived withinwalkingdistanceof their schools, which all share a national curriculum and are similar in space, materials, and teachers' education.
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Most of the children did not live withinwalkingdistanceof the schools, which varied greatly in material standard, teachers' educational level, and curricula.
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But she had lost her close neighbour and friend, and independence as her new home was not withinwalkingdistanceof shops.
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However, a comparative study of atenolol and nifedipine found no difference between them in terms of claudication distance,walkingdistanceor foot temperature.
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Even if amenities are withinwalkingdistance, access may be difficult.
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In contrast, the large cities contained a multitude of churches and chapels of many denominations, many within easywalkingdistanceof any given resident.
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More women will participate in training activities after they have finished their household chores in the morning and when the meeting is conducted withinwalkingdistancein the village.
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One is that we should try to lower the limits of the statutorywalkingdistance.
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Where a school is beyond the statutorywalkingdistance, but is not the nearest suitable school, authorities have discretion whether to provide free transport.
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My right honourable friend is aware of the doubts raised on the current statutorywalkingdistance.
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Local education authorities already have adequate discretionary powers to provide transport for pupils living within the statutorywalkingdistance.
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The working party also proposed that the concept of the statutorywalkingdistanceshould be abolished.
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Where there is no other equivalent school within a reasonablewalkingdistance, the case for retaining places for incomers is very strong.
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First, local authorities already have discretionary powers to provide free transport for children who live inside the statutorywalkingdistance.
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They are entitled to have a school at a reasonablewalkingdistancefrom their home, should they choose to send their children to it.
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