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October 15, 2009

remote

Remote

remote (adjective) - far away (either physically, emotionally, or intellectually)

remotely (adverb)

remoteness (noun)

remote areas of the country

remoteness of island
the remoteness of the island made it even more attractive as a vacation getaway

her husband's remoteness bothered her

remote workers
a remote work policy to cut company costs
remote mobile workers

that's not even remotely possible

a remote possibility
if there is even a remote possibility of an accident, I will drive slowly

remote from the people
the remoteness of government officials from the public they served

remote from daily life
to relax at night, study subjects remote from the problems of daily life

the woman was so so so beautiful yet so so so remote

remote-control bomb
the soldiers were killed by remote-control bomb 

change channels with the TV remote control, please 

the remote future
I may win the lottery sometime in the remote future

connect to remote library systems over the internet
access files on your computer remotely

not even remotely interested
they were not even remotely interested in hiring him

remote chances
the chances are remote that I will win the lottery this year

chances rather remote
the chances of a visit by the Prime Minister to yoiur home are rather remote

impossibly remote
winning the contract seemed impossibly remote

remote and cool manner
the secret agent's manner was remote and cool

geographically remote
physically remote
a remote area in the wilds

remotely situated
a remotely situated campus

feel remote from
felt remote from what was going on around me

remote data centers
remote sensing of map map data by satellite

remote computer access
remote computer from branch offices
remote computer access via mobile phone by sales people in the field

in the remote past

I haven't the remotest idea of what you mean

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