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Chan-Seung Lee



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:53 am    Post subject: within reach of sth Reply with quote
With the discovery of oil fields in both Texas and Oklahoma, the price of gasoline was well within the reach of the average household.
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I wonder which is correct, 'within the reach of' or 'within reach of'.
In my dictionary, I saw an example of 'within reach of': "The tourist attractions are within reach of the hotel." That's why I think 'within reach of' righter than 'within the reach of'. Can you give me an exact answer?

Thanks, always. Laughing
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MrPedantic



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hello CSL

Your "reach" is the distance you can stretch your arm.

So if a bottle of beer is on the top shelf in your larder, and you can comfortably put out your hand and take it, the can of beer is "within reach".

MrP
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