Example sentences of "is not far [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Serpens contains a prominent globular cluster , M5 , which is not far below naked-eye visibility . |
| 2 | Mexico is not far off , with 87.9 per cent ( 1983 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ There is no reason why we should n't finish , ’ said the affable driving instructor from Magdeburg , who is trying to cross the Atlantic in a rowing boat and the Statue of Liberty is not far off . |
| 4 | Strictly speaking Orwell 's book is perhaps less an allegory than a conte philosophique like Voltaire 's Candide or Samuel Johnson 's Rasselas ; Swift 's Gulliver 's Travels is not far off here either , as a source , and it is certain that Orwell profoundly admired Swift , as Waugh admired Voltaire . |
| 5 | Dawn is not far off . |
| 6 | I come after finishing the domestic chores at home which is not far off . |
| 7 | Even Bulgaria is not far behind . |
| 8 | Athletics is not far behind . |
| 9 | David Batty is the best at this job but Ince is not far behind after becoming a reformed character in the past year . |
| 10 | Public relations , a real growth service industry , is not far behind . |
| 11 | Italy is not far behind with companies that range from Fiat to the rapidly-growing fashion giant Benetton making use of women working in sweatshops or their own homes . |