When you stand before the barrel-vaulted colonnade you have the impression that the statue at the end is at a considerable distance, yet it is actually only a few feet away.

We leap from event to event -- including the formation of the posse -- even though the events, in `` reality '' are taking place not in sequence but simultaneously, and not near each other but at a considerable distance.

Often deposition occurs a considerable distance downwind of the emissions, with mountainous regions tending to receive the greatest deposition ( simply because of their higher rainfall ).

Measuring devices placed in the chamber to calculate the force of the blast were themselves destroyed by the explosion ; the skull of the dummy representing King James, which had been placed on a throne inside the chamber surrounded by courtiers, peers and bishops, was found a considerable distance from the site.

To the east and west of this section, however, the Caribbean lowlands widen and in places extend inland a considerable distance along broad river valleys.

He was the first European to ascend the river for a distance considerable enough to make important observations.

However, Rome, fearing the growing strength of Hannibal in Iberia, made an alliance with the city of Saguntum, which lay a considerable distance south of the River Ebro and claimed the city as its protectorate.

Unlike other throwing events, javelin allows the competitor to build speed over a considerable distance.

Brick is the dominant material, as the material was freely available locally, whereas building stone had to be brought a considerable distance to most cities.

After a civil war, the Bengal region of East Pakistan, separated at a considerable distance from the rest of Pakistan, became the independent state of Bangladesh in 1971.

The basic dress of a player is a protective equestrian helmet ( usually of a distinctive color, to be distinguished at the considerable distance from which onlookers are watching the game ), riding boots to just below the knees, white trousers ( often ordinary denim jeans ), and a coloured shirt bearing the number of the player's position.

In 1821, a Swiss engineer, Ignaz Venetz, presented an article in which he suggested the presence of traces of the passage of a glacier at a considerable distance from the Alps.

The Brigade expected to operate independently at a considerable distance from support for up to 60 days.

The Thermae Selinuntiae ( at modern Sciacca ), which derived their name from the ancient city, and seem to have been much frequented in the time of the Romans, were situated at a considerable distance, 30 km, from Selinunte: they are sulfurous springs, still much valued for their medical properties, and dedicated, like most thermal waters in Sicily, to San Calogero.

Having rounded the Cape of Good Hope at a considerable distance, Dias continued east and entered what he named Aguada de São Brás ( Bay of Saint Blaise )— later renamed Mossel Bay — on 3 February 1488.

The district comprised three extremely fertile valleys formed by the outflow of three rivers, among the most considerable in Asia Minor: the Hermus in the north, flowing into the Gulf of Smyrna, though at some distance from the city of that name ; the Caster, which flowed under the walls of Ephesus ; and the Maeander, which in ancient times discharged its waters into the deep gulf that once bathed the walls of Miletus, but which has been gradually filled up by this river's deposits.

While variable-sweep provides many advantages, particularly in takeoff distance, load-carrying ability, and the fast, low-level penetration role, the configuration imposes a considerable penalty in weight and complexity.

An explosion can occur and send a spray of copper drops to considerable distance.

The busway was opened in December 1973 to carpools with four or more occupants, becoming the first instance in which buses and carpools officially shared a HOV lane over a considerable distance.

Lucifers could ignite explosively, sometimes throwing sparks a considerable distance.

are a considerable distance from the farmers ’ homes.

In systems using refrigerant, this working fluid can also be used to transport heat a considerable distance, though this can become impractical because of increased risk of expensive refrigerant leakage.

The lake actually moderates the climate for a considerable distance around it, making crops of maize and wheat possible in sheltered areas.

This was the first submarine having power to run submerged for any considerable distance, and the first to combine electric motors for submerged travel and gasoline engines for use on the surface.

There are considerable differences between the requirements for textile and hard-surface cleaning.

Although the standard deviation values on which spread of the lines is based are relatively larger for those centers which begin to ossify early ( Table 1 ), there are considerable differences in this value between centers having the closely timed Onsets.

There was considerable contrast between this Mulligan performance and that of Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, who are able to generate a tremendous sound for such a small group.

However, Ancient Egyptian is highly divergent from Proto-Afroasiatic ( Trombetti 1905: 1 – 2 ), and considerable time must have elapsed in between them.

Its great natural strength and situation, not far from the mouth of the Sis pass, and near the great road which debouched from the Cilician Gates, made Anazarbus play a considerable part in the struggles between the Byzantine Empire and the early Muslim invaders.

In works of art there is considerable resemblance between the representations of Zeus, king of the gods, and Agamemnon, king of men.

Though Hollingworth gave up his episcopal position to accept the appointment, it still attracted considerable opposition in a country which maintains a formal separation between Church and State.

The electrochemical potential difference between stainless steel and aluminum is in the range of 0. 5 to 1. 0V, depending on the exact alloys involved, and can cause considerable corrosion within months under unfavorable conditions.

Nigeria and Cameroon have disputed the possession of Bakassi for some years, leading to considerable tension between the two countries.

Interactions between common law, constitutional law, statutory law and regulatory law also give rise to considerable complexity.

Nicaragua's legal system also is a mixture of the English Common Law and the Civil Law through the influence of British administration of the Eastern half of the country from the mid-17th century until about 1905, the William Walker period from about 1855 through 1857, USA interventions / occupations during the period from 1909 to 1933, the influence of USA institutions during the Somoza family administrations ( 1933 through 1979 ) and the considerable importation between 1979 and the present of USA culture and institutions.

Nearly all the descriptive words used to justify the genus division were relative terms without a reference measure, and the argument did not take into account the size differences between the species, which can be considerable.

According to Parpola, ceramic similarities between the Indus Civilization, southern Turkmenistan, and northern Iran during 4300 – 3300 BC of the Chalcolithic period ( Copper Age ) suggest considerable mobility and trade.

This opinion is shared by the font designer Thomas Phinney, program manager for fonts and core technologies at Adobe Systems: " There is also considerable variation between individuals in their sensitivity to color fringing.

Phocid respiratory and circulatory systems are adapted to allow diving to considerable depths, and they can spend a long time underwater between breaths.

If some dances, such as polka, cross ethnic boundaries and even cross the boundary between " folk " and " ballroom dance ", ethnic differences are often considerable enough to mention, e. g., Czech polka vs. German polka.

The considerable technical accomplishment of his music ought to compel respect, but he seems to have fallen between two stools: his works are too complex for the conservatively minded, yet too obviously traditional for the avant-garde ( they are also notoriously difficult to perform ).

It was also noted that there was considerable negative publicity regarding economic tensions between the United States and Japan at the time the film was made.

Despite considerable congressional resistance, presidential and popular pressure led to a November 1993 agreement brokered by the Catholic Church between the administration and Congress.

The work acquired a considerable reputation for mystery and inaccessibility between the time of its composition and the era of modern recording ; the Vatican, wanting to preserve its aura of mystery, forbade copies, threatening any publication or attempted copy with excommunication.

There was considerable conflict between the crown and the Covenanters over the form of church government.

Abbot Suger arranged the 1137 marriage between Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine in Bordeaux, which made Louis VII Duke of Aquitaine and gave him considerable power.

In addition, since the time of Rahula's writing considerable evidence has emerged indicating that Theravadins and Mahayanists interacted extensively in Sri Lanka throughout the first millennium CE, so any suggestion that there was no contact between the two would be incorrect.

Contact between Sweden and what is now Finland was considerable even during pre-Christian times – the Vikings were known to Finns both due to their participation in commerce and plundering.