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This does seem to imply that Prime Minister John Major's vision of Britain as a classless society is still a long way off.

To the south is everything else in the world, most of it a very long way off.

The administration official called it "a facts-be-damned decision . . . Their analysis was way off, but they wouldn't budge. "

In this case mine were way off, but that did not mean there was no story.

Almost in Juan Dahlmann's face he shouted insults, as if he had been a long way off.

Then as it grew it took a regular rhythm, and he knew it for nothing else but the pat-pat-pat of little feet still a very long way off.

Some of these countries have been popular tourist destinations for quite some time, while others are way off the beaten path.

not a few inches away where the back of the wardrobe ought to have been, but a long way off.

The only thing likely to win the euro friends would be a coherent response to the crisis. But that looks a way off yet.

The ship's first mate said the area they were in is way off any normal commercial shipping route.

Very true; and if I had my will, we should. But my dear Lydia, I don't at all like your going such a way off. Must it be so?

There was a restaurant a little way off Broadway where one could be served almost al fresco in a tropic array of screening flora.

Yet it is all a matter of time. Everyone will answer in the end, but the end can be a long, long way off.

Of course, the researchers were quick to point out that the technology is still a long way off from being able to power normal electronics.

A little way off the crocodile lay blinking in the sun, with his sharp teeth and whity-yellow jaws wide open.

The new Zafira, still a long way off in an uncertain future for the brand, looks like more of that re-invention on the part of Opel.

Richardson concluded from his studies that equality between the sexes is still a long way off.

New START may have been progress, but the finish line of a world without nuclear weapons is still a long way off.

Donors will need to convince voters that there is an end point in mind and a date for withdrawal, even if it is some way off.

New products are a long way off and are of uncertain appeal; competition has never been stronger.

Am I way off base here? There's no doubt about it, the breakup of a family is tough.

If that's what you think, you're way off base.

Prices, for example, are roughly half the peak levels of about a year ago but the outlook suggests they are still some way off the bottom.

Even so, a resolution appeared to be a long way off in Honduras on Wednesday.

But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

It was such a long way off and I just played for the enjoyment.

It may be true that things can't get much worse for Chinese property stocks. But getting significant ly better may still be a way off too.

We are a long way off the leaders, but who knows, if things go in a certain way, the air could begin to get more rarefied.

These dire warnings proved way off the mark after the national minimum wage came into force seven years ago.

What surprised me was she was already crying (I could feel the wetness on my shirt) whereas to me, sorrow seemed a long way off.

Reddy pricked up his sharp, pointed ears. Way off back, in the direction from which they had come, they heard the baying of a dog.

"That feels like it would be a long way off - I'm more interested in getting the basic schemes right first, " he told BBC News.

His eyes, however, were soon greeted by a little, glimmering light, which, at first a long way off, was approaching up the street.

But my dear Lydia, I don't at all like your going such a way off.

I was 13th, and way off a PR, but I hit the goal I had set for myself. I absolutely never gave up in the race.

The pace of construction is still way off from levels seen in a healthy economy, but market analysts were optimistic about the report.

But beyond that, officials investigating a huge dent in the side of the M. Star are still some way off establishing exactly what happened.

Here, we went riding to pass another track of Tea-House road through the forest and looked at view on the way off, quite interesting!

Intranets are still a long way off, but IS is aiming toward the day when it has a set of manageable pieces.

China is still some way off the cirrhosis death rates seen in Britain or Japan, according to World Health Organisation figures.

With no way off the freeway, my trip took three times longer than usual. I lost control of my bladder mid-way.

The beginning of the end may be in sight, but recovery is some way off.

Ron landed a short way off and toppled immediately from his Thestral on to the pavement.

And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

The ship stopped a little way off the shore .

But a breakthrough in terms of regenerating limbs and organs is a long way off.

If you realize that your time is way off, give it a second try.

Clinical trials are a long way off, cautions Carmichael, because more animal studies by other labs must be performed first.

China is still some way off the cirrhosis death rates seen in Britain or Japan.

A full-scale turning away from the war by the political class still looks some way off, however.

Firmly concentrated control remains the dominant model, and a culture of dispersed ownership still seems a long way off in Russia.

That may sound a long way off, but it will be here before you know it!

So why not try those out yourself the next time you're having a conversation and you find yourself, like me, going way off topic.

We are still quite a long way off the Ferraris, the McLarens and the BMW's but we have moved forward and that's the important thing.

Ladies, if what I say here is way off base, then let me know.

Prof: Um, permanent base may be a way off, but we should not wait for that.

But like so much in genetic research, that hope is still a long way off.

And I watch my words from a long way off. They are more yours than mine. They climb on my old suffering like ivy.

Telescopes sensitive enough to directly image a planet are a long way off.

For the moment, an agreement still seems an awfully long way off.

Multi-way off the border farmers market caused strong resentment among the people of Haiti.

His departure is still some way off, but the prospect will unleash a flood of excitement and speculation.

Reform of agricultural subsidies, opening a can of political and diplomatic worms, is way off the agenda.

they have worked their way off the reincarnation cycles and have no further karmic debt.

Which means, the long-awaited American recession might still be some way off.

Yonder she is, standing in a streak of sunshine, a good way off, on the other side of the brook, So thou thinkest the child will love me?

But for home-improvement retailers, steady profit growth may be a way off.

When asked to estimate where the fingertips and knuckles of their hidden hands were, study volunteers were way off.

Upgrading to a seismic stress meter, however, is still a long way off.

That would be the ultimate in 3DTV, but is still some way off.

Much closer union between Russia and the EU, however, appears to most experts to be a long way off.

as if we were viewing the whole country from a long way off, we start to get a clue about what it is that lures us into the big cities.

If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.

The image has since made its way off of users' computer and can be spotted in some of the most unexpected places.

It's also got a little chin barble here with a blue luminescent lure on it that it can use to attract prey from a long way off .

About this kidnap case his theory is way off base.

Traffic makes its way off the Sydney Harbour Bridge on September 23, 2009 as Australia's biggest city is shrouded in a blanket of red dust.

The military scrambled fighter jets when a plane, a civilian plane, veered way off its flight plan last night.

This further confirms our suspicion that the estimated number qualified rows from CUST_CUSTOMER is way off from reality.

At present, analysts believe China's shale revolution is still some way off.

An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.

But the image of gamers as loners with little or no social skills is way off the mark, say researchers.

Its interim document has, says one bank boss, "given the direction of travel" but the end game, he says grimly, is a "long way off" .

After that they went a little way off and lay down on a sunny bank to sleep.

The police were way off base when they tried to accuse her of the theft.

"Today's figures show that a sustained stabilization of Greek government finances is still a very long way off, " Solveen said.

Workers in their twenties and thirties don't save enough money for retirement because it seems such a long way off.

This caught me way off guard, and I'm truly struggling to assess my options.

types of stains: lipstick, foundation solution: first, way off gently with tissue paper to smear, and then rub lotion.

For all the symbolic importance of this coming week's deals, a serious revival in Iraqi oil production looks some way off.

But it is still a long way off the target that many developed countries set themselves of 0. 7% of GDP.

Way off we the steep bluffs, dark with trees and jutting with gray stone that marked the course of the Irati River.

Given the lack of alternatives to the dollar, as I argued here two weeks ago, it is probably some way off.

A little way off the bridge stood a not too high building.

Mubarak is not gone; and democracy, economic justice, empowerment, and equal rights are still a long way off.

For now, such risks seem some way off. In the meantime, Australia is rushing to sell more commodities while prices remain high.

The future seems a long way off, but it is really closer than you think.

As the disruption continues for Taiwan's drinks companies, an end to the safety scandal seems a long way off.

Many an irksome noise, go a long way off, is heard as music, a proud, sweet satire on the meanness of our lives.

However, a credible political project for change is still a long way off.

Can I buy some quarters off you? I figured I only had one load, but I was way off. I'll need two washers.

Before the construction of the S. N. Railway, Nanjing seemed to the inhabitants of Shanghai a long way off.

Given the state of the housing market, that happy day is a long way off.

The next stage is to include all three primary colours in a single droplet. That is some way off.

Art-market observers speculate that the Chinese might one day acquire a leading Western auctioneer, but that could be some way off.

But the anti-Chinese campaign in the U. S. Congress is way off base.

But way off alone, out by himself beyond boat and shore, Jonathan Livingston Seagull was practicing.

While human trials are still a long way off, scientists in the field are excited and encouraged by the research.

I stopped a little way off and studied the small group of mourners.

"It's not my main priority or focus at the moment, I still think that's a long way off, " Gerrard told the club's official magazine.

Fundamentally, the initial cost and schedule estimates are frequently way off.

But other indicators suggest recovery is still a long way off.

Unfortunately, your grand opening is still a long way off.

That's likely a good way off, still, however, with U. S. output this year likely to approach $15 trillion.

as a classless society is still a long way off.

Of course, a real move away from the dollar is a long way off.

But he'd hoped it would be a long way off.

But when it comes to turning out entrepreneurs and technical wizards, the job creators of tomorrow, we are way off the pace.

His cost estimate was way off base, far higher than warranted by current prices for labor and materials.

But the era of the virtual HQ is still some way off.

I was lucky enough to have a lot of bosses. [shows slide of various bosses] That red circle is way off.

Look, it was dark, they were a long way off.

Carl was way off the track though we advised him again and again.

Ready? Aim! Wait there is a bunny in the field. He's way off to the side. You'll never hit it.

A Vaccine Is Still a Long Way Off, but Other Methods May Slow Spread.

The Sun was way off today here in San Diego.

Ingenious it may be, but commercial viability is a long way off.

But such a deal still looks a long way off.

It may seem a long way off bearing in mind where you are now, but already such powers are already developing.

They beat and ill-use me, Dick; and I am going to seek my fortune, some long way off.

The nuclear windfall is still some way off.

However, RFID is still a long way off replacing bar codes.

And as with string theory, a true experimental test is still some way off.

At present, the alcohol price is higher than the above organic solvents cheapest way off benzene solvents.

Each time I read the story in Luke 15 a picture comes to mind: I can imagine the father who sees his son a long way off. What does he do?

Otherwise, you will show your character to create a certain kind of strong play, but way off.

But going by the latest figures, aid campaigners say, the donors will be way off target.

You're way off base. He told me he thinks that you're very nice.

Last night the stars were way off as well.

It also hurt that the jobs forecast accompanying the stimulus was way off.

Light and Life , for you, is a long way off but it is obtainable.

Yet in truth NATO membership is a long way off, not least because neither country is anywhere near ready.

The level of consolidation that would confer significant market power on the largest mills still seems a long way off.

The trouble is, while there are signs the speed of decline may be slowing, a return to growth may be some way off.

On the way off Washington's park to develop film, I saw one artist on the road.

Molly : You are way off. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the USA made Thanksgiving an official holiday.

First of all, argues Dr Yamada, calling this organisation an emerging monopoly is "way off base" .

Oil and product demand are recovering, but they're still way off decade-high levels.

Every week we're getting closer to that ideal but we're still a long way off.

John Henry had great skill and when worked, people could hear the ring of hot steel from a long way off.

However, the Slovakia international believes he is some way off his peak.

And comfortable co-existence between supporters and opponents of GMOs is a long way off.

Parliamentary elections scheduled for the autumn seem a long way off.

That level of real-time prediction is still a long-way off, of course.

Such overheating seems some way off for advanced economies.

Given the Democrats' recent decision to drop a cap-and-trade bill in the Senate, that seems a long way off.

Regrettably, Indonesia still seems a fair way off from striking it.

Either way, off the pitch there will be no quick fix to Mutu's problems.

A rebound in sales for China's milk producers could be some way off.

But self-sufficiency is still a long way off.

Autostereoscopic TVs are, in other words, still some way off.

However, stock markets are some way off the highs of earlier this month after investors booked profits from earlier gains.

We'restill a long way off the top teams until we've put some trophies on themantelpiece.

I recognized her from a long way off --- she has a very distinctive way of walking.

Still, such an infant supplement is a long way off.

Eventually my new friends made their way off towards deeper water.

SG: It'd be fantastic if one day either of us got that chance, but it's a long way off.

Your guess was way off; it's nothing like that at all.

Most of the rest of the country is a long way off such measures.

Their estimate was way off the mark.

The latter, facilitated by LNG cargoes, remains some way off.

A solution is still some way off.

This world is still some way off.

And on the third day, Abraham, lifting up his eyes, saw the place a long way off.

That kind of clarity may be a long way off.

many say London's fashion world is a long way off from matching that in Paris or Milan.

Fortunately, even the advocates of a nuclear-free world acknowledge that is a long way off.

Of course, those applications are a long way off.

For all the discussion, any tightening of policy is a long way off.

And I watch my words from a long way off.

Yes, he speaks that way off the cuff.

It will be a fantastic feeling to line up on the grid in Melbourne, but that is still a long way off.

Gordon: You are way off, it was a lot of fun. We loved it.

The only way off this.

Back up north on the edge of occupied territory, that peace looks a long way off.

They could hear the river muttering and making a distant train sound a long way off.

Colonel Isaac Johnson: Somewhere where I can see you coming from a long way off.

If you use Chines mode of thinking to writing English , you are way off bean .

Skeptics counter that the future may be a long way off.

McLaren's loss was thus Ferrari's gain, and if we are honest about it Ferrari were way off second place until Villeneuve crashed.

Barren desert, a long way off. Hassan guided the caravan road.

SIXTH in the Premiership and some way off both Manchester United and Chelsea.

Universal acceptance of GM is a long way off, however, it says.

But that is a long way off. Western countries, after their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, are in no hurry to send soldiers to Somalia.

Billy: No way. You are way off. We had better learn about voice mail together.

The headlights are way off alignment.

Rebalancing looks a way off yet.

On this matter, Mr. B is way off base.

Exact mathematical explanations of this diversity are some way off, but people are working on them.

Christmas is a long way off from now. Graduation is a long way off.

Flexible power program, a buffer to the user and make it easier for users, is a humane way off.

"I see, " said she, "two horsemen, but they are yet a great way off. "

Gaming by way of mobile phones is a long way off.

Note the way-off points on the above map on Long Beach Island.

But by your reckoning, it is a long way off and there is still a long way to travel.

"I think that those who try to politicize those things are just way, way, way off base, " the official told Politico.

If that is still a long way off, it is mainly not the UN's fault.

Some days you saw a bear a little way off and it paid no attention.

The goal of visa-free travel to the EU is a long way off.

It's dark now, so there's no way off this mountain.

Your calculation is way off beam.

It's very physical. But the Olympics are still a long way off.

But that may be some way off yet.

Scientists are still a long way off finding a cure.

Creating a new animal from a stem cell is likely a long way off.

It is a great way off perfection.

Scientists are still a long way off find ing a cure .

We should be at them: the Grange park fence is a great way off now.

This could still be a long way off.

While this is along way off there is something I can do now to help set them up.

Is there another way off saying it?

That is still some way off an urbanization ratio above 70% in many developed countries, so there is more to come.

Even so, the Celtics, Hornets, and Suns will all see the Rockets next week. 33 is a long way off .

Still, the goal of achieving a 20% reduction in energy intensity by 2010 seems a long way off .

Chelsea's wages are 82% of their turnover - more healthy than City's 106% - but way off United's level of 46% and Arsenal's of 49%.

Well, that's a long way off yet, man, but who knows.

He cautions, though, that a good quantum computer is a long way off.

Even in America, where anti-China politics are most poisonous, trade retaliation is some way off.

Scientists are still a long way off a cure.

Now, you may say that 20 years is a long way off.

Charlie gave me an awkward, one-armed hug when I stumbled my way off the plane.

The dog smelled the rabbit a long way off.

Nightfall found the boy still a long way off home.

Default remains a long way off.

I can give you a way off.

But peace still seems a long way off.

her look in the movie is way off.

That day still seems a long way off.

"The answer is, we are way off. "

And they are still way off on price: the components remain far too costly.

He has been able to take part in some running work since then, but remains some way off a return to action.

December is a long way off.

You may come into your position with plans for changes ahead, but they could very well be way off.

The bus stop is a short way off.

They lived a long way off.

Jane: It's a long way off, sir.

Texas is a long way off.

But that's a long way off.

This is a long way off, but it is a laudable dream.

Molly: You are way off. Not even close. I have a crush on the super star Mel Gibson .