Not physical distance but that between the roles, processes and people that an employee commonly interacts with.

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As a Japanese company, Toyota has historically been all the more motivated to overcome the problems of language and physical distance.

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Gone is the physical distance that reduces the tension surrounding nasty attacks in other online forums, for instance in multiplayer games, chat rooms, or in the reader comments sections below news articles or blog posts.

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They also put physical and psychological distance between the depositor and his bank, which is counter to the idea of a community bank.

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"We have in the pipeline a proposal on internet commerce, but it is not commerce in the sense of distance selling of physical goods, " Commission tax official Stephen Bill said.

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Fast play would become one of the skill sets tested for, just as distance off the tee, physical stamina and dealing with pressure are among the skills tested for now.

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The longer the distance between the two points in physical space, the more effort it takes to get an object from point A to point B.

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Sauntering across endless prairies, with snow-speckled mountains in the distance, was profoundly peaceful, and the old-fashioned physical work remarkably satisfying.

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The research subjects answered specific detailed questionnaires regarding aspects of their physical activity, and the researchers were able to determine how much energy they expended according to the distance they reported running or walking.

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