There are many factors that affect what speed customers will get, with the distance they live from the telephone exchange being the principal one.

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Other patients dropped out because of problems with accessing the drugs - they may live some distance, for example, from the clinic which provided the medication.

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The goal is to create everything you need to live, work and play within walking distance and to make downtown Vegas the most community focused large city in the world.

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In tiny Macau (with a land area of just 29sqkm), all residents live within a short driving distance from the casinos.

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At the moment all pupils who live more than two miles walking distance from their school are eligible for free travel.

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Expanding from this initial use of the U.S. Postal Service for course correspondence, distance education moved towards live radio shows in 1921 and then televised broadcasts in 1963.

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When these institutions compete in the Alamo Bowl, many of their fans have a shorter distance to travel to San Antonio because they live in Texas.

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The council is committed to providing free transport for children with SEN and mainstream pupils who live a certain distance from their school.

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Also, the study shows that people who live in neighborhoods with a mix of shops and businesses within easy walking distance are 7% less likely to be obese, which means that their relative risk of obesity is 35% less.

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