long distance

• “The next call he was asked to make was long distance to the manager of the Bank of Switzerland and Zurich that, discreetly, he listened to.”

  Noble House

• “He was a long distance from us, but with the assistance of excellent field glasses we recognized Tom O. Foliard.”

  The Authentic Life of Billy The Kid

• “In the days before fully automated telephone exchange systems, this meant that Janet had to connect long distance from El Lago to Clear Lake.”

  Simon & Schuster: First Man

• “About this time the Congregational Society employed a celebrated music teacher to conduct the church singing, and I having always had a desire to sing sacred music, joined his choir and would walk a long distance to attend the singing schools at night after working hard all day.”

  History of the American Clock Business and Life of Chauncey Jerome

• “Better get the men out of here first, Palmer, and my advice is to get yourself a good long distance off; I heard some of the trouble at the gate, and that won't be anything com­pared to what an evacuation order will do.”

  Science Fiction Hall of Fame

• “Arbuthnot was a small, lean bantam rooster of a man, a passionate athlete who played rugby and cricket, ran in long distance races, and insisted on acting as chief referee at Grand Fleet boxing matches.”

  Castles of Steel

• “Philip and Dr. Michaels lived in different states, so the readings had been conducted long distance over the phone.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Sacred Promise

• “Quick-walking was a Speck magic, a way to traverse a long distance very swiftly.”

  Renegade's Magic

• “If Norg refused them, they would have no choice but to return the long distance back to their cave.”

  The Clan of the Cave Bear

• “The carrying capacity of long distance networks in the United States is slated for an estimated eightyfold increase over the five years ending in 2001.”

  Simon & Schuster: THE NEW MARKET LEADERS

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