Some other ships happened to be in an optimal range for the English to concentrate their fire and took heavy damage.
The roads were getting crowded, and the interference from all those living, active bodies cut down on Larry's optimal range.
But there is broad consensus about what an optimal range of mobility is.
Key to the interpretation of the graph is a provided interval 'the optimal range'.
"The problem is that everyone's physiology is a little different, so we must find the optimal range of effectiveness."
The game had divided these suits into five categories, based on the optimal range for combat.
"But they won't be in optimal range for several minutes."
"Coming in to optimal range to begin descent," warned the navigator.
With practice, you will become better able to gauge where the boundaries of the optimal moderate range are for you.
The optimal range is about 1 to 3 parts per million.