Big developments in long-distance transmission lines, which are promised, could be most valuable of all.
And experts predict that women could soon outperform men in long-distance swimming and the marathon.
The birds' energy budgets operate on thin margins of food intake against exhaustive expenditure in long-distance flight.
Women are also strong contenders on the track, especially in long-distance events.
But phone companies, facing greater competition in long-distance markets, have for the last several years been pushing for regulatory approval to charge for local calls.
"Everyone was very scared and wanted to take their money away to the U.S. and Europe, " says Carlos Montemayor, chief of Marcatel, a Telmex rival in long-distance service.
If it were a different sport I'd have been finished years ago, but experience and tenacity are important in long-distance sailing and that doesn't necessarily come with being young.
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Maybe if they win again, their victories will be something more than a sad trivia question: Who won the most celebrated race in long-distance running the year the results didn't matter?
Svyazinvest was originally conceived both as a holding company for the state's interests in 86 local telephone firms across Russia and as a competitor for Rostelecom, a state-run near-monopoly in long-distance and international telephony.
Another is that the IRS is using this year's income tax filings to refund billions in long-distance phone taxes, which it belatedly conceded it had wrongly imposed on cellphone bills and certain flat-rate long-distance charges.
China's Sun Yang has shown Phelps-esque dominance in freestyle long-distance races and is trying to add a medal in the 200 free to his expected golds in the 400 and 1, 500 freestyle races.
Kaye distributed the program to 10 couples, each of which was involved in a long-distance relationship.
Sam Walton was an Olympian in this sense, a long-distance runner in the race for competitive ideas.
An ATOC spokesman said they expected an increase in passengers travelling long distance routes - including London to Edinburgh, Manchester and Newcastle - and urged people to make reservations if possible.
But as it unfolds, and as that rest stop takes shape as a demoralizing symbol of the sacrifices inherent in a long-distance relationship, "I-95" takes on a sincere sweetness that the band wears well.
Deregulation has led to a huge increase in competition: there are now over 500 long-distance carriers in America.
Its 1 million users make one third of all paid Net phone calls in the U.S., paying a penny a minute for long-distance in the U.S. and 4 cents a minute for calls to Paris (a quarter of what the big carriers charge).
Conditions in the Pacific Ocean determine some long-distance weather patterns, which in turn affect snowfall in the West.
The feeling was that those travelling long distance in peak time would be mainly business travellers who could afford it.
They suggest that the business case for HS2 is based on an overly-optimistic prediction of growth in demand for long-distance train travel.
But the real winner in this battle may be Carlos Slim Helu Carlos Slim Helu , the Mexican telecommunications magnate who managed to turn his stake in a struggling long-distance company into over a billion dollars.
Thanks to more than 40 such deals in the past five years, WorldCom has transformed itself into the world's largest provider of Internet services, and a big force in local, long-distance and international telephony.
With upgrades in the equipment, he will soon be able to connect a corporate customer to a long-distance carrier in minutes rather than the 24 hours it now takes.
The long-distance Javerts in the tough-on-immigration movement need to take a good long look at Les Miserables, whether the book, the movie or the musical, and see the bit of Javert in each of us.
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In addition, all long-distance trains operating on the NEC will be powered by the new locomotives.
It might seem odd for BP to shun the fuel at hand in favor of a long-distance solution.
Physicians who demonstrate expertise in their area may result in a patient travelling a long distance to get that expertise.
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The Ice Bear, as he is often called, also became the first person to complete a long distance swim in every ocean in the world.
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Unseen, though, was another opponent: Prefontaine, whose presence decades after his death on May 30, 1975, at the age of 24, has loomed large over long distance running in the United States.
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