His father asks how far it is to the nearest hospital: a 45 minute drive.
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This means we now know just how far it is to our handiest HSBC to within a few electrons, which is extremely useful.
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The truth is that neither the U.S. intelligence community, nor the International Atomic Energy Agency, nor anybody else outside a very small circle in Iran has certain knowledge about the current state of Irans nuclear-weapons program, or how far it is from producing one or more usable devices.
Unfortunately, specific details on the how the technology works--or how far along it is--were somewhat lost in translation.
But they also depend on how far away it is, how fast it is drifting by, and how close it is to the line of sight.
The Atlantic Wire is one day into an experiment in radical transparency, and the most amazing thing so far is how nice it is.
Nor is it sure how far output is above or below its sustainable level.
The real question is how far is it possible to contain within the one church, these various diversities of view?
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Knowing how far it has traveled is important for measuring any wheel slippage that may have occurred, for instance due to high slopes or sandy ground.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Apple is working with Sharp (OTC: SHCAY) and Hon Hai Precision (better known as Foxconn) to produce a prototype, flat-screen HD TV, but it is unclear how far along Apple is in the process.
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One reason why the Cypriot bailout debacle matters - perhaps the main reason - is that it shows how far the eurozone is from the kind of solidarity which many believe essential to the currency union's long-term survival.
It is also emblematic of how far the rest of Congress is from understanding how quickly the biotech revolution will be upon us and how dramatically it will impact all facets of our world.
It is unclear how far along Facebook's work on the hashtag is and the feature isn't likely to be introduced imminently, these people said.
Conversely, it is unclear just how far back Notre Dame football is.
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It is unclear how far Mrs Palin's ambitions stretch, but she is positioning herself as a coupon-clipping hockey mom at a time when Americans are glum and Republican fortunes are rising.
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My primary hesitation with the CSTR daily chart is how far it has run this year.
The first big question about organising a fire service is how far it should be professional.
But what makes this one different is how far it goes beyond the usual big city suspects.
Assuming the court upholds Bilski, the remaining question is how far it goes in defining the new boundaries of patent law.
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But far worse is how it bankrupts our culture.
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Yet even setting aside doubts about how far this is desirable (it is hard to believe growth in India or Brazil would have reached today's levels without foreign capital), the studies raise questions about whether capital controls are really the right response.
Such numbers go far in explaining how it is that Groupon managed to overcome dashed investor expectations and suspicious prodding by regulatory authorities with its pretty amazing quarterly earnings report and why companies such as Google, Amazon and American Express, just to name three, are trying to horn in on the market that is widely believed to be oversaturated.
This compelling book describes how the Big Bang theory arose, how it has evolved, and why it is the best theory so far to explain the current state of the universe.
CMB, it is possible to deduce how far away they are, and thus how old the universe is.
It is a measure of how far the immigration debate has moved from head to gut that Mr Tancredo is now in many ways mainstream (and his immigration caucus has 92 members).
One important observation: it is striking how far equity market volatility has fallen in three short months.
It is how the far mightier Silicon Valley emerged, with a big defence industry spinning off start-up firms.
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Some French and Austrian insurance companies are heavily concerned at Messina, but it is uncertain how far their risks cover earthquake.
Looking at the bigger picture, the Samsung Galaxy S4 demonstrates just how far smartphones have come so far and provides some hints to where it is going as well.
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