Sentence examples for is only a distant from inspiring English sources

However, recovery is only a distant goal.

In the backwater that was Norfolk, the turbulence of the century is only a distant roar.

And of course a beaver, though one that is only a distant relative of today's species.

"For most players in Europe, the idea of winning the Stanley Cup is only a distant idea.

Jason's Frost, cosily rumpled, slightly grumpy, is only a distant relation to the character who tells jokes so disgusting they can make people physically sick.

Ratty in The Wind in The Willows is an attractive chap ("small neat ears and thick silky hair"), an expert oarsmen, and he saves Mole from drowning, although as a water rat he is only a distant cousin.

When I first studied in China, seventeen years ago, the Internet was only a distant rumor.

The sorts of ethical distinctions made in Key West, where dengue was only a distant prospect, seem silly to them.

Had any of them been taken, McSorley's curves, like Janet's, would be only a distant memory of a better time.

Compared to sports and the royals, politics was only a distant echo for most people, even if, in an era of hard times, it was essential to their lives and well-being.

But while baiting seems to be a highly developed skill on each side, crushing may be only a distant dream — because the disorder in these capitals is hardly feigned.