a long way from

Carry has come a long way from his unhappy childhood and in face seems to be living a second childhood now.

She's still weak after giving birth to you - and she's a long way from her homeland, France, and her powerful family.

If it continues beyond the age of five, you may be offered an alarm system or a drug called desmopressin, but you are a long way from that.

"A long way from here, if it were up to me, sir, " the Captain said.

There was a platform inside where you could eat your lunch but you were a long way from your nearest toilet or water supply.

I don't know. It's just a long way from home you know?

Zoellick's language is still a long way from conceding to China the kind of respect that a member of a Concert of Power must accord others.

And there in the garden, a long way from the house, was that poor dead boy, my husband.

That was a reduction from $40 per share, but a long way from what Mr Yang's opposite number was prepared to pay.

He insisted that there have been few attacks in recent months and that Mahmudiya had come a long way from its tortured past.

Certainly, nursing homes have come a long way from the fire-trap warehouses they used to be.

Others agreed that independence was a good thing in and of itself, but the country was still a long way from political maturity.

Living such a long way from the shops can be very inconvenient.

It's easy to get frustrated when you're not "there" yet, even though you've come a long way from where you started.

I live a long way from work, as you know.

IT IS a long way from the Anatolian plains to a campus in the heart of London, where eminent scholars of religion deliver learned papers.

We're a long way from being able to say that, much less use that insight to treat people.

And the territorial dispute in the East China Sea, the resource-rich area at the heart of the row, is a long way from being resolved.

It's a long way from the cheerful reception that Huntsman received as an arriving U. S. Ambassador less than two years ago.

You know not that long ago, like ten years ago, traveling to Manchester would seem to be a long way from London.

but although the concept is promising , this technique is a long way from being useful within the general population.

Nor did she see that under his influence she had come a long way from Ellen's teachings.

It may be a long way from the Rift Valley, a tribal tinderbox where jobs are scarce and land even scarcer, to the tidy streets of The Hague.

Tom had given up working and lived by himself in a long way from town.

This bodybuilding champion has the biceps and the brains to take him a long way from his native home of Austria.

Professor Sinclair says researchers are a long way from developing such a thing.

However, he added that it was "a long way from the mouth of the Premier to the person in charge of province XYZ" .

Unfortunately, the global political community is a long way from speaking with one voice on anything, and climate change is no exception.

That may seem a long way from the calamity in the Gulf; but in the long run those other murky waters also need to be cleaned up.

But Bloomberg warns that it is a long way from unseating Google and it has yet to see advertisers using the service in any real numbers.

But through its fears and who it fears it reveals itself to still be a long way from being anything like a great power.

The country is still a long way from facing labor shortages, but the flow of young workers from the countryside will slow.

We were still a long way from a comprehensive solution, but the Declaration of Principles was a huge step forward.

As I said earlier, they are a long way from the nearest town. There is a bus but you have to walk six kilometers to catch it.

They were a long way from urban violence and anti-war demonstrations, but a lot of them had kids in Vietnam.

The "free and open-source software" movement, as it is officially called, has come a long way from its anti-establishment origins.

Any targets with defenses that call for that capability are a long way from the mainland.

We had come a long way from the days when she used to chase him off the kitchen counter.

They're a long way from their home in China, but Huan Huan and Yuan Zi seem to be adjusting well to life in France.

But the central government is still a long way from allowing local governments unfettered access to the capital markets.

Although the new cloak represents a step forward, even this "broadband" model is still a long way from rerouting visible light.

So, yes, the Royalton is a long way from the Pudong airport, but for the money and the style, we would gladly go back there.

At ease or not, this seemed an interesting fellow, a long way from the bizarre ranter of the recent broadcast.

He's come a long way from almost falling into Nan's open grave, I thought as I watched my cousin and his new wife, both Ph.

The bottom line, Samani says, is that scientists remain a long way from developing an elixir of youth, however alluring that goal may be.

Monsanto has come a long way from its roots in pharmaceuticals and chemicals (in which capacity it made Agent Orange).

There were reportedly still a few bugs at a recent demonstration; HERB is a long way from mass-market-ready.

All this is a long way from the public mood when William's parents got married, 30 years ago, and the land was awash in gush and drivel.

But Kosuge said roboticists were still a long way from building machines capable of providing reliable assistance to the elderly.

It is a long way from home, but we are always happy to be in Melbourne, to feel the country's passion for Formula 1.

Justice was born outside the home and a long way from it; and it has never been adopted there.

I live a long way from work, as (which) you know.

And they did not indicate that Auckland's volcanoes would erupt, because they were a long way from Auckland's volcanic field.

It was a long way from the white jump suits and Las Vegas-style concerts everyone now associates with Elvis.

The Muslim Community Center and its mosque have come a long way from the days of separatism.

Ms Bligh said on Friday that the crisis was "a long way from over" , and that some areas could remain flooded for 10 days.

He and the other pilots of the Ninety-Ninth Pursuit Squadron had come a long way from Tuskegee, Alabama, to fight that battle.

You are a long way from Houston . It'd take at least three hours.

They do not think they hit, but they're a long way from giving Atlantis a clean bill of health.

Our flat is such a long way from the office that a car is a must. There are no bus services at all!

Xiao En: You're still a long way from competing, practice your serves against the wall first.

When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind.

It has progressed a long way from the early days of electrical engineering.

Sometimes. Because our house is a long way from his factory.

Even so, North Korea's long-range missile programme, despite a lot of chest-puffing, is still a long way from impressing anyone.

They're a long way from home and miss their families, but many people here refuse to see them as human beings.

Still, we were a long way from a vaccine or a cure, and the problem had exploded in Africa, where we weren't doing enough.

The German public is a long way from accepting it; yet it is needed to re-establish a level playing field.

This is a long way from economic multipolarity, which would require that the power of various centres should be roughly equivalent.

It's a long way from the oily creams concocted by chemists in the early days of the cosmetics industry.

All this is a long way from President Obama's clarion call to perpetuate the Pax Americana at any cost.

His Wall Street status is a long way from his humbler roots.

However, it is a long way from what is being considered, at least in Britain and America.

Note that the specification is still a work in progress and quite a long way from completion.

It was a long way from the politically correct sentiments of Wall Street.

We've come a long way from the greedy and uncontrollable animals we were in the Stone Age.

But even if the markets have responded positively to the French banks' actions, the sector is a still a long way from safe harbour.

The U. S. is a long way from raising rates and Asia is a step ahead in the economic cycle.

But the financial sector, unlike industry, is still a long way from recovery.

But even then Mr Obama would be a long way from a breakthrough.

It all seems a long way from the Baja Beach Club, where Mr Chase goes about his nightly routine.

It is, of course, a long way from the laboratory bench to the stagnant pool, and many questions remain.

Yet even as the government and business leaders acknowledge the labor shortage, educational reforms are a long way from becoming law.

We have come a long way from the old windmills that were popular in the Netherlands.

My sisters lives a long way from me, my mum is always busy.

However, it is still a long way from using this to neutralize the viruses in infected people.

In the past twenty years electronics have come a long way, from portable game consoles to mini laptop computers.

They met in mud a long way from home, when like was a five-star general and Willie and Joe were Gls.

Managing your manager may seem a long way from Time Management, but no one impacts upon your use of time more than your immediate superior.

The German public is a long way from accepting it; yet it is clearly needed in order to reestablish a level playing field in Europe.

Slowing job losses is a long way from healthy job gains, in other words, and unemployment will be on the rise for some time to come.

Why is it that with GPS applications being so advanced, we're still such a long way from the benefits of seamless transportation?

The miners have survived on a meagre diet, but there is still a long way from being rescued.

Unlike copper, however, aluminium remains a long way from its peak of the last cycle, $3, 380 in July 2008.

Despite the optimism that the new data have sparked, Singapore's recovery is a long way from assured.

Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians and had no relationship with anyone else.

All this is a long way from becoming an established therapy, however.

A long way from 12 now , I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress.

We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless.

but it is a long way from the convincing case that Mr McCain could have made.

They're a long way from being able to exploit an SOA.

The American economy is a long way from healthy, and given the extent of the unemployment problem 3. 1% isn't good enough.

And even if everyone finally agrees on where the amino acids originally came from, they're a long way from actual life forms.

It wasn't impossible even though it was a long way from the Snake River Vally in Idaho.

It is a long way from Kunming to Beijing, but I hope it's not a long way from this place to my dream.

But walled-garden economies are a long way from a fully cashless society.

But Chinese Internet companies are still a long way from being as innovative as American or European ones.

Fortunately, from what one can identify at present, the US financial system is a long way from that.

The plant! Sent here to plant false information, make Vader flip? I mean, you are a long way from home.

This is still a long way from developing a gene therapy approach that works in humans, but it's a start.

HERB is a long way from mass-market-ready. But it's one step closer to the Jetsons' Rosie.

But the Film Producers Association's forecasts suggest that cinema is a long way from being bypassed.

We've come a long way from the days when Alan Greenspan declared a national housing bubble "most unlikely. "

Although robots are rapidly taking over many jobs in industry, they seem a long way from taking over in the home.

I am a long way from the warm breeze of voices I heard a week ago on Easter Sunday.

His Plaza Macao has a separate entrance to the Mansions and Four Seasons, a long way from the gaming floor.

Second, China is a long way from the living standards of the high-income countries.

But it is a long way from catching up with Malaysia and Thailand, let alone with Taiwan or Singapore.

They are not immune to global recession in the short term. But their underlying growth impetus is a long way from exhaustion.

In China and the United States in particular, this can be a long way from the large cities.

For Professor Thrun, the reality of driving is a long way from the vision of freedom promoted by car ads.

However, the new specification is still a long way from being reality, and so these concerns are present today.

Luke Skywalker has come a long way from the starry-eyed farm boy whose biggest concern was picking up power converters from Tosche Station.

'China has naval aspirations but they're still a long way from realizing that, ' said Mr. Shearer.

But, we are a long way from safety levels of savings in a high unemployment period.

Mr. Joe lives in Beijing now, which is quite a long way from here.

That is still a long way from providing a working vaccine, but it is an important step forward.

"We don't think valuations are by any means ridiculous. We are still a long way from the top, " he says.

With China now facing some huge problems, the country is a long way from being a 'safe haven' for investors.

This Boeing 737 was a long way from a runway stuck at a busy road in India.

With no parallel bill in the House of Representatives, Mr Schumer's proposal is a long way from becoming law.

On Christmas Day, I was back home in Hot Springs, a long way from Helsinki Bay, where I'd walked on the ice the previous Christmas.

In fine weather, its funky concrete sun loungers seem a long way from melancholy charms.

The October inflation data were bad, but China is a long way from runaway price rises.

I think I'll stick to my bathtub. Besides, Iceland's a long way from here.

Not exactly aesthetically pleasing and a long way from . . . a walk in the park, shall we say.

To our minds, rotating a straw with our tongues is a long way from a true simulation of lush, loving lip locks.

It's quite a long way from Beijing to Guangzhou.

Contrast that with the magazine that flashed there a moment ago, The Criterion. This is a long way from Broom.

This is still a long way from the previous record, set in 2000, when AOL announced its ill-fated takeover of Time Warner.

CAROLINE: Oh dear, we are a long way from Grosvenor Square, are we not, Mr Darcy?

China is clearly a long way from the closed, paranoid society of the 1960s that denied Baum entry.

My teachers started travelling a long way from Shanghai to Beijing.

I flew a long way from Bangladesh to be here.

Yes. We're going to the mountains. They're a long way from here.

Emma's come a long way from the curly-haired nine-year-old we first met back in 2000.

Other times I feel I'm a long way from reaching my standard.

My only regret is that it's quite a long way from all my friends.

He and other analysts warn that markets are still a long way from running entirely on fundamentals.

What if it rains while we have a long way from shelter?

Domestic violence aside, that's a long way from the meaning we think of.

It was dark and cold and it was a long way from Beijing.

Satan is a long way from having retired from the business of deluding and ruining God's children if he can.

We are a long way from outlawing the commons in matters of pleasure.

All of which is a long way from his childhood and initial training.

They are a long way from creating a robust battle management network.

She has come a long way from those days when she was in pain on a daily basis.

Monica: Really. You're a long way from home. Welcome to Vancouver.

Suddenly, China felt a long way from home.

It was a long way from here.

Europe, by contrast, remains a long way from recovery.

They also want the students to test at the national average within five years. They're a long way from that.

Only one party [the Liberal Democrats] made student debt an issue, and they are a long way from coming to power. ' Fiona, 25, from London.

We are a long way from Grosvenor Square , are we not, Mr Darcy ?

Adjusted for inflation, however, the yellow metal is a long way from its 1980 peak of more than $2, 300.

Only 20 years ago, China was a long way from being a global superpower.

The smallest planet is Pluto . It is also the coldest because it is a long way from the sun .

But China is a long way from consuming too much.

Have a long way, from me to overcome the various obstacles along the way I want desperately to live into.

And China is a long way from crossing that threshold.

But adjusted for inflation gold prices are a long way from a high set in 1980.

That is a long way from a full embrace of modern contraceptive technology (and secular thinking about sexuality).

Another caveat is that for all its recent progress, Latin America remains a long way from enjoying widespread affluence.

After all, Guildford is a long way from Los Angeles.

Sydney was a long way from home.

Athens is a long way from Stockholm in every sense.

My dad always worked as a ranch hand, so we didn't make much money and we always lived a long way from town.

Shanghai Shenhua is a long way from the English Premier League in more than just miles.

We're still a long way from achieving our sales targets.

Worry lives a long way from rational thought.

We are still a long way from achieving the ultimate aim of universal suffrage which is enshrined in the Basic Law.

Alas, they are a long way from being reality yet.

Thankfully, it is a long way from the survey to the high street.

For one, it is a long way from being a uniform investment class.

I've come a long way from being the boy who was bit by a spider.

That's still a long way from greening a continent.

Despite all these steps, the yuan is a long way from replacing the dollar.

And newspapers are a long way from being dead as a go-to information source.

It's a long way from downtow to the Great Wall.

You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

The first includes countries that are a long way from joining the EU, such as Ukraine.

And we're a long way from where we want to go, but we have to start now.

The panda jokes are now a long way from my mind.

What a long way from your home to your school!

But we are still a long way from the goal of universal access.

You've come a long way from bending gates.

The state is a long way from covering its 130, 000 uninsured citizens, while the subsidies are proving costlier than expected.

The hospital is a long way from here.

Bill was working a long way from home.

We are still a long way from such precision today.

Still, they are a long way from getting the government off their backs.

It's a long way from Darra to Rio de Janeiro.

However, it can also be said that managers are a long way from using the mathematics now available.

Yet Ms Yingluck's Thailand is a long way from Camelot.

It's a long way from being done. 2. We've been walking in circles.

So many of us start off dreaming about a wonderful life that is wild and free, but that's usually a long way from where we actually end up.

Beijing is a long way from here.

The world is a long way from open conflict.

It is a long way from Beijing to Shanghai.

Having slipped from first to 16th since 1995, we are a long way from that.

IT IS a long way from Tripoli to Caracas.

You are a long way from home.

Leo: My parents live in a village a long way from here.

I am still a long way from finishing the assignment due tomorrow.

Bina: You're a long way from home.

His work is a long way from being perfect.

It is a long way from Beijing to London.

It's a long way from compiling.

We live a long way from school.

Tom lives a long way from town.

The world's day of doom is a long way from now.

But oil is a long way from the almost $150 a barrel it hit in mid-2008.

Based on the feedback from the session, I went far too fast. . . and I was still a long way from finishing.

It's a long way from the South.

It is a long way from here to Tibet.

It's a long way from here.

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Adjusted for inflation, gold prices are still a long way from their all-time high above $2, 300 an ounce in 1980.

The trouble with this is that America is a long way from providing equal opportunity.

There is a long way from here.

though_it is a long way from here , we'll do our best to reach there in time.

It's a long way from here to the station.

So we're a long way from one set all.

Still, that's a long way from the climatefaced by many gay politicians in America.

It is a long way from here to the station.

As in America, home prices in Britain have fallen a long way from their peak.

It's come quite a long way from what it was when I went first to WHO.

This is a long way from where we are today.

Do you come a long way from here?

That's a long way from the annual sales of 16 million from earlier in the decade, but up from last year's 10. 4 million.

Aberdeen, a working class community of 162, 000 on the south side of Hong Kong island, is a long way from China.

I am right here at home, today I am going to visit a friend who lives a long way from here.

We're a long way from our home in France, here in Hong Kong, but it felt like family that night.

I often go to school by bike, sometimes by bus, but never on foot because it's a long way from my home to school.

and you know that, even halfway, your a long way from anywhere

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Mona: Yes. We're going to the mountains. They're a long way from

This is still a long way from the partial debt mutualisation that the euro zone needs,

forward to that. My only regret is that it's quite a long way from

even halfway, your a long way from anywhere