It is even for an average family taking a longer trip than just a work commute, you really are going to have to have transportation fuel."

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

Nicci Reisnour is a doctoral student in musicology at Cornell University, and she makes the five-hour commute to New York City every weekend for Dharma Swara rehearsals.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

At the least, a lack of affordable housing implies a long commute for the working poor.

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And so it is going to be a bad commute for people in and out of this area.

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In the past, people were willing to accept a long commute for a taste of residential freedom, and cities built the infrastructure to assist them.

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