• Although the development's homes blend together beautifully, the residents keep a respectful distance from each other.

    WSJ: A-cero's Modern Planes in Spain

  • One insider described it as a way around the conflict-of-interest rules that force the mayor to keep a careful distance from the day-to-day management of the company.

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  • Though I laughed at the warning sign depicting a stick-figure falling head-first off the cliffs, I made sure to keep a safe distance from the drop-off for fear that the wind might actually propel me over.

    BBC: Where waterfalls outnumber people

  • By a 6-3 margin, the Justices upheld a Colorado law requiring abortion protesters to keep a specified distance from clinic patients and employees, concluding that the statute does not violate the First Amendment rights of the protesters.

    CNN: An abortion conversion for Justice Kennedy?

  • And why did he keep his distance from a new right that embraced so many of his ideas?

    ECONOMIST: The unacknowledged giant

  • As other Europeans talk more about tax harmonisation and complain more about the independence of the new central bank, the British prime minister rediscovers the old dilemma of whether to keep his distance from a project going wrong or plunge in deeper in the hope of making it more congenial to Britain.

    ECONOMIST: Long grass, tough choices

  • The 3DS wants you to keep a distance of about 30 inches from the card, and every time I pulled too far away, it would pause the game.

    FORBES: Hands On With The Nintendo 3DS

  • Park visitors must keep a minimum distance of seven metres from the animals at all times, and visits are limited to one hour in the company of one of three habituated families.

    BBC: Gorillas in the mix in Uganda

  • Mercedes-Benz's Distronic Plus system, for instance, contains radar-based sensors as part of its cruise-control system, to keep the car at a preset distance from the vehicle in front, braking automatically if the gap narrows quickly.

    ECONOMIST: Rational consumer

  • If broadcast flag rules and technology were in place, it could keep a university from playing part of a news program for a distance-learning course taken over the Internet, or even impose restrictions on a teacher who records a documentary to show in class, she says.

    FORBES: Red Flags Over Hollywood

  • Technology will keep the new cars at a safe distance from one another and eliminate common mistakes such as overcorrecting and excessive braking.

    FORBES: Driverless Cars: Coming to a Road Near You?

  • What about young Afro-Brazilians, do they aspire to be Americanized or are - you know, since Brazil has such a rich culture heritage, do they keep their distance from the black American tradition?

    NPR: Afro-Brazilian, African-American Ties

  • These men and women often want to keep working for democratic reform in China -- even from a distance.

    CNN: EXPORTING DISSENT

  • Even Angelenos have to keep their distance from the famed sign, which is surrounded by a fence.

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  • In fact, though he is a practising Catholic, Mr Aznar has long been at pains to keep his distance from the hard old right and from the traditionalists close to the church.

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  • The monitor works with software made by DigitalOptics Corporation, and, like a worried mother, will remind you to straighten your back, keep your distance from the display, and take breaks from sitting at the computer.

    CNN: Computer monitor uses sensor to promote better posture

  • To abandon this area now -- and to rely only on efforts against al Qaeda from a distance -- would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and create an unacceptable risk of additional attacks on our homeland and our allies.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan | The White House

  • Keep in mind there may not be a "kid-certified" ER within a reasonable distance from your home.

    CNN: How to find the best ER for your child

  • Another reason for the world to keep its distance from this manipulative bunch is that the convergence of interests of consumers and producers is just a mirage.

    ECONOMIST: Mission impossible

  • Spurs boss Ramos mixed things up with 20 minutes left, replacing King with Adel Taarabt, but the hosts were indebted to a brilliant Robinson save on the stretch from Farfan's drive to keep them at least in touching distance.

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