We often say the two of them prove the proverb that the apple does not fall far from the tree.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

The attack took place far from the coast showing the pirates' ability to carry out long distance raids.

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But scientists wonder how animals arrived on Galapagos if the islands were always so far from the mainland.

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Her birthplace was not far from the Hollywood movie studios where she would someday be a star.

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When that war ended, he was sent to an army base far from his wife and children.

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Lee quickly pulled his men back to a place called Cold Harbor, not far from Richmond.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

His right hand is below the table -- not far from the gun he always carried.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

The Rotary Eye Institute established eye centers called camps in places far from the city.

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One of the popular plays of the time, called "Our American Cousin, " was being performed at Ford's Theater, not far from the White House.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

"Then I walked slowly to Fordham College, which was not far from where I was.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

Media reports tell about older adults found walking in places far from their homes.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

And it was overseas naval bases that could defend American interests far from home.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

(MUSCI) Old man Calvin worked in a wheat mill not far from his house.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

They're very efficient." Not far from Taylor Glacier, researchers for the American space Agency are using the icy Lake Bonney to test an underwater robot vehicle.

VOA: special.2009.06.03