However, a director is the dictator of any film set, and distance gives a director even more control.

Giving them a common language and a common way to frame the problem takes you a huge distance toward a solution.

He also hoped the distance between the two of them would give him ample time to duck if she swung.

It distances you from what must be done and gives someone else a false sense of his own power.

The easy driving gave her some time to think and the distance had given her an excuse to avoid David.

Nevertheless, the distance to them gave him some measure of this alien world.

He had a good field of fire with no obstructions, and the actual distance was about four hundred yards, give or take a few.

If anything, distance from baseball has given him a more sophisticated bite.

"A shorter distance than that doesn't give you a good indication of your race potential," Popejoy said.

That extra distance gives the driver more time to react to an impending, dangerous situation.