reasonable distance

collocation in English

meaningsofreasonableanddistance

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reasonable
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair ...
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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofreasonableanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Normally, we regard two miles as areasonabledistancebetween post offices in these areas, but we do not keep rigidly to this.
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What the people in my constituency want is treatment of a good standard—not necessarily the very best—provided within areasonabledistanceof their homes.
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In the longer term we aim to provide good permanent accommodation for all families who wish it withinreasonabledistanceof the husband's station.
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People should be able to access local hospitals that are situated within areasonabledistance.
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I believe we are within areasonabledistance, if care is exercised, of providing a solution of this problem.
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They must be kept in an efficient condition, and be visible from areasonabledistance.
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The courts are well distributed throughout the country and every authority will find a county court within areasonabledistance.
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These men are entitled to be provided with cottages to live in within areasonabledistanceof their work.
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If any accommodation is arranged for will it be provided at areasonabledistancefrom the residence of the pensioners?
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The difficulty with regard to many at the present moment is that they require land near, or at areasonabledistancefrom, their own homes.
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But over the whole 26 miles of that stretch there is not one public telephone within areasonabledistancefor road users.
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It is very difficult to place them because it is necessary, we feel, to accommodate them within areasonabledistanceof visiting relatives.
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We are aware that children in rural areas may only have one school withinreasonabledistance.
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The law requires that rear lights shall be visible from areasonabledistance.
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They should hold 200, 300 or 400 people and be withinreasonabledistanceof houses.
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Other cases are transferred to a non-teaching hospital, and that may seem reasonable if there is a non-teaching hospital within areasonabledistance.
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That has much to commend it, because it means that workers can go to a branch meeting held within areasonabledistanceof their homes.
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It is always as well to have a barrister to advise one when one gets within anyreasonabledistanceof legal phraseology.
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He is prepared to accept accommodation in a place within areasonabledistanceof the metropolis.
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These courses will be provided withinreasonabledistanceof the trainee's home.
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