It's a far cry from the small-town family grocery store where Shaheen worked during high school.
It's a far cry from the promise of productivity that typifies most of Stoller's work.
It's a far cry from those first bike trips, where they didn't even have a support vehicle to haul gear.
It's a far cry from the dozen or so staff who ran a fledgling radio station from a city centre attic.
It's a far cry from the time when soldiers were instructed to say "slide fastener" in order to avoid using "zipper, " a trademark.
It's a far cry from the golden age of exploration, when daring men set sail into the unknown, fearful they might suddenly drop off the edge of the world.
It's a far cry from the days when independent bloggers were viewed as cute novelties by the traditional press corps when they showed up at major news events, such as the last Democratic and Republican Party conventions.
It's a far cry from his early days as a professional, slogging around minor circuits before finally making the step up to the European Tour in 2011, making the top 60 on the money list in his first two seasons.
MovieBeam's short, sordid history hasn't exactly come to a close, but it's certainly a far cry from the service's once lofty goals.
But it's still a far cry from the vicious and seemingly intractable war in Syria.
It's all a far cry from when Stehr began working in the industry in the 1960s.
It's all a far cry from growing up in a dusty rural village on the outskirts of Gaborone, Botswana's capital.
It's all a far cry from the gloomy pre-Games predictions: Transport chaos, ticketing debacles, security shambles -- and fears of impending sporting disaster.
It's all a far cry from used keyboards and donated performances.
It's all a far cry from Haygood's previous life as a police officer -- serving the Baltimore Police Department for over two decades before retiring in 2006.
It's a nice, little sanctuary but a far cry from the club's glory days over a hundred years ago when a wealthy member gave them a parcel of land at 40th and Broadway, along with the money to build the four-story Mendelssohn Hall.
It is all a far cry from the tour's first trip to the UK in 1974, when the riders were confined to a circuit of dual carriageway near Plymouth.
As you can hear, this is a far cry from the jubilant crowds we left -- it's just hard to imagine -- two blocks away.
That's a far cry from the 6.5% AvalonBay earns on average from the properties it builds.
That's a far cry from the half a million GM had hoped to sell each year when it introduced Saturn.
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