In the centre of the circle of the orchestra was the θυμέλη, that is, the altar of Dionysus (d), which was of course nearer to the stage than to the seats of the spectators, the distance from which was precisely the length of a radius of the circle.
Over the latter half of the 19th century, as attendance at college games grew, large stadiums were constructed, and spectators were distanced from the playing field.
Hart made one catch, cleared the ball upfield a few times and patrolled his penalty area as a long-distance spectator.
Miles of temporary barriers and chain-link fences kept spectators a safe distance from the track and separated the fan village, which included Camden Yards, from the rest of the city, including the Inner Harbor.
On the plateau of Bakwa in Farah province to the west, women from over 300 villages would gather on the green plains, while in the distance, spectators sat on their camels and watched men wrestling.
Accordingly, the picture galleries are actually designed to fit the pictures; they consist of a series of irregularly shaped rooms, small but with plenty of space for the spectator to get his distance.
This feeling of viewer participation is very unusual in Mr. Cunningham's work, which often distances the spectator from the dancing.
And as fireworks are completely legal and will probably not be banned sometime in the near future, all spectators should keep their distance and pay attention to the direction of the wind.
Subsequent editions have grown larger and larger, with more runners, more spectators, and greater distances.
The ambiguities in evolutionary history that we spectators-at-a-distance are left with resemble the literature qualities of science where the great conflicts are seldom resolved to finality.
I don't mean to create a distance from the spectator; I want to remind them that they should have the same inquiring spirit for films as in life.
