"distance" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The distance and the possibility of high waves will prevent small boats from conducting animal studies.
- She heard voices, but the pounding rain and the distance prevented her from making out what was being said.
- The distance he put between himself and his quarry prevented the stranger from using his arms.
- The distance and the lack of communication prevented them from organising themselves.
- Even during the day, the distance would have prevented any recognition on Elsabet's part.
- The soldiers returned fire, but the short distance to the border and the open ground prevented them from advancing.
- Military service or simple distance prevented the exercise of citizenship.
- The longer distance over which the speed is measured prevents drivers from slowing down momentarily for a camera before speeding up again.
- The extremely short distances over which such systems worked prevented them from having any practical usefulness.
- In fragmented landscapes, the distance between fragments may prevent this from happening.
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