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arm's length
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arm's lengthnoun
a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arm's length in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arm's length in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of arm's length in a Sentence
If we have a reason to question a sale, because we don't think it's an arm's length fair market value sale ... we should have the right to come address that with the court.
I said 'hey, Houston, I've got the world in my window,' and the world is about the size of your thumbnail if you hold it out arm's length in front of you. The whole focus of your attention goes into this little thing out there. It's in a black void, which makes its colors even more impressive. Primarily, you get the blue of the oceans, the white of the clouds, you get a little streak of tan that we call continents, but they're not that noticeable. It just looks glorious.
We were strong-armed. We were misled. We were kept at arm's length.
The current arm's length rules are always difficult to enforce because of the lack of a comparable price (in the drugs industry).
[ But ] I can tell you that the US government considers China to be a threat to our infrastructure. China is notorious for hacking our government and private industry. If Apple Maps has as healthy a business relationship with China, then I hope they're at least smart enough to keep them at arm’s length.
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