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Meanings of great distances in English

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Usage of great distances in English
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These birds flap their wings briefly and then glide for great distances.
Feminist dot com
2
At these great distances, communication with the probes is a lengthy business.
BBC
3
We each admire in the other the tendency to travel great distances.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
4
He has eleven butlers because there are such great distances to travel.
The new yorker
5
It stretched below me in great distances of a deep, beautiful blue.
Captain Macklin: His Memoirs
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He scales walls, runs on rooftops, and leaps great distances with ease.
Wired
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Basically, you can send audio across pretty great distances with a laser!
Wired
8
Villagers, who possessed few horses, had grown accustomed to walking great distances.
Quest for honour
9
Ostriches cover great distances to reach water before it is too late.
From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
10
These discussions, conducted at great distances, all took place in one day.
State of the Union Addresses
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Thus, by day or by night, they can communicate at great distances.
Three Years on the Plains: Observations of Indians, 1867-1870
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Its navy now has the power to project significant power over great distances.
News.com.au
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All reports, of course, depended on wireless telegrams over great distances.
The Guardian
14
Leaf?' She heard the noise of great distances on the line between them.
Anil's ghost
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It could not be comfortable being held there for great distances.
Servant of a dark god
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Some of those visiting had traveled great distances to see the High Lord.
The Tangle Box
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