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Sentence Examples The country has a market income inequality close to the OECD average, but after public cash transfers the income inequality is very low. At the close of the 1991 season, a proposal was tabled for the establishment of a new league that would bring more money into the game overall. Metasternum with yellowish-brown pubescence, laterally and close to metacoxae more yellowish. Leicester City are Forest's other East Midlands rival due to the close proximity of the two cities. Located in Sweden, the Institute offers a unique platform for researchers from different countries to work in close cooperation. When the British forces evacuated at the close of the war in 1783, they transported 3,000 freedmen for resettlement in Nova Scotia. Ndahiro, a close advisor of president Paul Kagame, was then spokesman for Kagame's military. Genetic linkage occurs when the loci of two alleles are in close proximity on a chromosome. They were close friends and Cay acted as his best man when Maxwell married. Maxwell is buried at Parton Kirk, near Castle Douglas in Galloway close to where he grew up. God grant that I might close my life as she has done, in true faith and in charity with all men. This will see the stretch between Ballymena and Coleraine close completely for four months, with a replacement bus service. The line is maintained both for crew training and as a diversionary route, and passes close to Belfast International Airport at Aldergrove. A third of all passenger services and more than 4,000 of the 7,000 stations would close. Initially there were plans for a Sheffield Meadowhall HS2 station, located close to the existing Meadowhall Interchange. Due to acid etching, fractures would not close completely resulting in further productivity increase. Siemens chose the Hull area on the east coast of England because it is close to other large offshore projects planned in coming years. New Register House, which houses the registration side of the former GROS's business, is close to the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh. The Gurmukhi and Nagari scripts are distinct but close in their structure, but the Persian Nastaliq script is very different. Coventry, to the south west, has population close to that of Leicester although the urban and LUZ populations of Coventry are lower. Show More Sentences Abu Bakr, a companion and close friend of Muhammad, was made the first caliph. Further from the sea, seasonal differences are more noticeable than close to the coast. Several dependencies and similar territories with broad autonomy are also found within or in close proximity to Europe. It made a military alliance with Japan, and buried old controversies to forge a close relationship with the United States. It debated its role in world affairs and joined the United Nations in 1945, NATO in 1949, where it became a close ally of the United States. Queen Mary and her husband William III were jointly crowned in 1688, and Defoe became one of William's close allies and a secret agent. It has been commended for its sensitive depiction of the close relationship between the hero and his religious mentor, Quaker William Walters. At the same time as he was associating with important figures of the day, Richardson's career as a novelist drew to a close. Finding too many distractions in his house, Dahl remembered the poet Dylan Thomas had found a peaceful shed to write in close to home. His grave can be found on the left hand side of the cemetery, close to the entrance. A close friend at the time, John Wholly, took Hughes to the Crookhill estate above Conisbrough where the boys spent great swathes of time. Hughes became close to the family and learnt a lot about wildlife from Wholly's father, a gamekeeper. There is a statue of Sherlock Holmes in Picardy Place, Edinburgh, close to the house where Doyle was born. Another monument to Thomas stands in Cwmdonkin Park, one of his favourite childhood haunts, close to his birthplace. Thomas's ashes are buried close to the door of St John's Church, Porthmadog, Gwynedd. By the time of Shaw's birth, his mother had become close to George John Lee, a flamboyant figure well known in Dublin's musical circles. Asturian and Galician music is often included, though there is no significant research showing that this has any close musical relationship. Gilbert's parents were distant and stern, and he did not have a particularly close relationship with either of them. As the walk continues, we might glimpse the town square down different streets, sometime a long way off, other times quite close. The band played professional gigs, such as corporate and wedding functions, and Daltrey kept a close eye on the finances as well as the music. Show More Sentences The Who were not close friends either, apart from Moon and Entwistle, who enjoyed visiting nightclubs together in the West End of London. When offered a slot close to peak viewing hours, he was apparently flattered. Yorke later said that during that period the band came close to splitting up, and that he had developed severe depression. Radiohead have maintained a close relationship with a number of frequent collaborators. He had few close friends except for his father, who lived with him for 30 years and worked as his studio assistant. However, there were problems in Morris's marriage as Janey became increasingly close to Rossetti, who often painted her. The many types of abstraction now in close proximity led to attempts by artists to analyse the various conceptual and aesthetic groupings. After Hamlet came to a close in August 1964, Burton and Taylor continued making films together. Connery first met Michael Caine at a party during the production of South Pacific in 1954, and the two would later become close friends. On close inspection one of the nails will be found to be damaged, often with the nailbed exposed. To guide this treatment, the editors have for long periods been in close touch with 10 Downing Street. Shortly after the close of the session he was taken ill, and died in Edinburgh. Smith was close to his mother, who probably encouraged him to pursue his scholarly ambitions. Smith was also a close friend and later the executor of David Hume, who was commonly characterised in his own time as an atheist. They gathered around Ludwig Feuerbach and Bruno Bauer, with Marx developing a particularly close friendship with Adolf Rutenberg. Marx had been emotionally close to his father and treasured his memory after his death. Not only did Engels already know the English language, he had also developed a close relationship with many Chartist leaders. Wales came close, once again, to qualifying for a major championship when they came within a whisker of reaching the 1994 World Cup. Wales were drawn in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G with Montenegro, Bulgaria, Switzerland and close rivals England. The service park also allows spectators and the media to get close to the teams and their cars and drivers. Show More Sentences Poseidon also had a close association with horses, known under the epithet Poseidon Hippios, usually in Arcadia. Many flowers close themselves at night. This nastic movement is in reponse to the brightness of the sky. Fahd continued to develop close relations with the United States and increased the purchase of American and British military equipment. Ethiopia has close historical ties with all three of the world's major Abrahamic religions. The Gerads and the Bari Sultans built impressive palaces and fortresses and had close relations with many different empires in the Near East. The regime was weakened further in the 1980s as the Cold War drew to a close and Somalia's strategic importance was diminished. Djibouti maintains close ties with the governments of Somalia, Ethiopia, France and the United States. Yorkshire have had mixed success in the first decade of the 21st century but finished a close third in the 2010 championship under Andrew Gale. Campaigners and users of the track had feared that it would be forced to close as it was in desperate need of refurbishment. Prior to Hingis, it was Billie Jean King who came close at completing a career boxed set. Khan managed to hold on throughout the fight to go onto win the fight by a fairly close unanimous decision. Khan counter punched effectively from the outside after being surprised with Algieri's aggression majority of rounds in a fairly close contest. In the early morning of 2 March, Bob Arum stated that the date of the fight was not close to being set with Khan's representatives. Froch later stated that the fight was close and that he believes the decision would have gone his way if the event had been held in Nottingham. Haye came close to knocking out Valuev in the final round with a hard left hand, which made Valuev stumble. Those that do in the modern era are most usually talented young riders who are often close to turning professional. Doctors told him he had been perilously close to quadriplegia, that he would be confined for six months and would never drive again. Button junior failed his first driving test for getting too close to a parked vehicle. Barrichello pushed on to win the race, and close the gap on Button to 18 points. Regazzoni came close to taking the team's first win but finished second, less than a second behind race winner Jody Scheckter. Show More Sentences Webber came close to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, but he was involved in a crash with Sebastian Vettel. Industrial workers were housed in cottages and terraced houses close to the mines and foundries in which they worked. Spoil from the mine workings was piled on the hills close to the village which grew nearby. Areas close to the border with Cheshire can have Scouse accents of English, and along the coast Manchester accents are common. Other parks include Cwmdonkin Park, where Dylan Thomas played as a child, and Victoria Park which is close to the promenade on the seafront. In 1984 and 1985, after the government announced plans to close many mines across the UK, mineworkers went on strike. Tower had been bought by the workers in 1994, despite government attempts to close it. The close economic, family, and historical ties ensured Bermudians were strongly sympathetic with the rebels at the start of the War. The Alliance came close to Labour in terms of votes, but had only a fraction of its seats. The divergent administration of the NHS between England and Scotland has created problems for patients who live close to the border. Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono. The year 1990 saw the Cold War drawing to a close, and East Germany was welcomed into the Community as part of a reunited Germany. The first example was the close relationship between Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt who were in fact distantly related. Trina Gulliver was beaten in the 2009 World Championship Final by close friend Hoenselaar. O'Sullivan is close friends with Dr Steve Peters, who has been influential on his career. He is also close friends with fellow snooker player Jimmy White, and with British artist Damien Hirst. Conventional sailing craft cannot derive power from sails on a point of sail that is too close into the wind. By tight coverage, the lead boat will attempt to stay as close as possible to its opponent while staying in front. Religious observance of St George's day changes when it is too close to Easter. East Anglia was ideally suited to airfield construction as it comprises large areas of open, level terrain and is close to mainland Europe. Show More Sentences The table includes bullets representing entities which are either not sovereign states or have a close association to another sovereign state. At the close of the 1991 season, a proposal for the establishment of a new league was tabled that would bring more money into the game overall. Whales frequently pass very close to Greenlandic shores in the late summer and early autumn. The second largest denomination is the Methodist Church, whose Isle of Man District is close in numbers to the Anglican diocese. A territory may issue Belonger status to allow a person classed as a BOTC to reside in the territory that they have close links with. The modern attributes place it close to European early modern humans among Late Pleistocene samples. His desire to form close links with England meant that the alliance had outlived its usefulness. They usually lived close to and even in the same townlands as the settlers and the land they had farmed previously. Walpole also became an adviser and close friend of the Prince of Wales's wife, Caroline. After spending a few days with his close associates, Stuart sailed for the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides. The close of the Seven Years' War in 1763 saw Great Britain triumphant in driving the Kingdom of France from North America, but heavily in debt. I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop. Indeed some kind of chart might be drawn up to indicate the close connection between length of British rule and progressive growth of poverty. He maintained a close friendship with Queen Victoria, who in 1876 created him Earl of Beaconsfield. He was close to his sister, and on affectionate but more distant terms with his surviving brothers. And although they were not personally close, the Emperor Franz Joseph was profoundly shocked and upset. This also increased its influence in the Indian Ocean to compete against the Portuguese with its close ally the Ajuran Empire. The governments of Germany and the United States are close political allies. Although wine is becoming more popular in many parts of Germany, especially close to German wine regions, the national alcoholic drink is beer. Suicide rates in Germany increased as the war drew to a close, particularly in areas where the Red Army was advancing. Show More Sentences Bomber pilots preferred close screening in which their formation was surrounded by pairs of fighters pursuing a zigzag course. Since a submarine's bridge was very close to the water, their range of visual detection was quite limited. He requested that the mobile reserves, especially tanks, be stationed as close to the coast as possible. The nation's leaders wished for close cooperation with the Americans but were unsure whether it would continue. Britain's close relationship with the two Hashemite kingdoms of Iraq and Jordan were of particular concern to Nasser. The small Caribbean island had been ruled by Bishop, a radical Marxist with close ties to Cuba. The department evaluated proposals for more local education authorities to close grammar schools and to adopt comprehensive secondary education. As Prime Minister, Thatcher met weekly with Queen Elizabeth II to discuss government business, and their relationship came under close scrutiny. Army Special Forces, landed by helicopter and attacked three houses close to a known enemy stronghold in Pakistan. The Marines managed to repel them using indirect fire and close air support. The area which would become Scotland was at this time close to the south pole. In July 2016, it was announced that women would be allowed to serve in close combat, starting with the Royal Armoured Corps. The Royal Marines have close links with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, with whom they conduct NATO exercises throughout the year. It is interchangeable with the Brunei dollar at par value since 1967, owing to their historically close relations. Singapore Press Holdings, a body with close links to the government, controls most of the newspaper industry in Singapore. The British settlers along the coast were upset that French troops would now be close to the western borders of their colonies. Popularisation of events elsewhere overshadowed the significance of this theatre, which was close to Saint Petersburg, the Russian capital. Expansion of Highbury was restricted because the East Stand had been designated as a Grade II listed building and the other three stands were close to residential properties. And to complete the badge I thought of the town of Ipswich which contains many historical buildings, including the Wolsey Gate, and is close to the sea with a large dock area. In the past, most changes in the genetic material were considered neutral or close to neutral because they occurred in noncoding DNA or resulted in a synonymous substitution. Show More Sentences On 8 January 2017, which would have been Bowie's 70th birthday, a charity concert in his birthplace of Brixton was hosted by the actor Gary Oldman, a close friend. No male player has completed this, although Frank Sedgman came close. His motives were generally assumed to be mercenary, but the couple came to cherish one another, remaining close until she died more than three decades later. Clapton's close friendship with George Harrison brought him into contact with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, with whom he became deeply infatuated. Since then Waters and Clapton have had a close relationship. Each transcription factor binds to one particular set of DNA sequences and activates or inhibits the transcription of genes that have these sequences close to their promoters. The Volkswagen Polo R WRC ended its run with the close of the 2016 season. In the first 7 rounds, Ward outboxed Froch, successfully using his jab to neutralize Froch and beating Froch to the punch from a distance and at close range. Haye started fast and alarmingly caught Thompson with constant barrages of power punches, coming close to forcing a stoppage at numerous points over the first few rounds. She sighed exhaustively, and, holding the grotesque infant close to her breast, disappeared indignantly to administer the very greatly needed motherment. England can then be blockaded from Western France at close quarters by the Air Force, while the Navy with its submarines extend the range of the blockade. Haga pulled off a close finish in race one, just beating Vermeulen. As his F1 career drew to a close he became part of the Matra sports car team, taking a victory in the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans with Henri Pescarolo. Swan was the maternal grandfather of Christopher Morcom, Alan Turing's close friend and first love during their studies at the Sherborne boarding school. Despite winning the title, Hill learned before the season's close that he was to be dropped by Williams in favour of Frentzen for the following season. Only after one year with Arrows, Hill came close to signing a deal with Alain Prost's team, before deciding to instead signup with the Jordan team for the 1998 season. The Selective Service System has in the past, in times of a military draft, issued something close to a National ID Card, only for men that were eligible for the draft. This would close the overland supply line to China and provide a strategic bulwark to defend Japanese gains in British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. As with other nations in the Horn region, Ethiopia maintained its historically close relations with countries in the Middle East during this period of change. In 1896, his agent Addison Bright persuaded him to meet with Broadway producer Charles Frohman, who became his financial backer and a close friend, as well. Show More Sentences Seven Canadian sites were assessed, the most promising being Churchill, Manitoba, but the waters were too shallow to allow ships to approach close to shore. According to a newspaper report, sources close to the singer said legal action was taken out of concern for the safety of Winehouse and those close to her. The close occurrence of the two events was mistakenly interpreted by Nasser as part of coordinated Western effort to push him into joining the Baghdad Pact. The Egyptian commander, Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer, was a purely political appointee who owed his position to his close friendship with Nasser. Some cities in close proximity have a different dialect and accent, such as Scousers from Liverpool and Mancunians from Manchester who are separated by just 35 miles. Important support for his work came from Walter Ramsden Fawkes, of Farnley Hall, near Otley in Yorkshire, who became a close friend of the artist. She hoped to kill it, and, by 1983, it indeed seemed close to death. Later Conservative legislation by Edward Heath's government was successfully resisted as union militants, many close to the CPGB, led the successful 1974 UK miners' strike. The Puntites were a nation of people who had close relations with Ancient Egypt during the reign of the 5th dynasty Pharaoh Sahure and the 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut. The men became close friends, although Yeats was older by 20 years. His apprenticeship focused on architectural drawing, and there he was placed under the supervision of the young architect Philip Webb, who became a close friend. The unanimous testimony of scores and of musicography is to this effect, and establishes, as an inviolable rule, the close on the inferior dominant. Forensics work later found Walters' blood in front of the building and blood spatter suggesting he died from two gunshot wounds to the back at close range. Marines and soldiers stayed close enough to prevent wholesale looting. In a tense final against defending champion Mark Selby, neither player was able to obtain a sizeable lead, with frames littered with both big breaks and close finishes. Places like EcoCamp Pantagonia take you close to the nature. The Lower Old Red Sandstone is unconformably overlain by Upper Old Red Sandstone, where the Upper Old Red Sandstone is tilted close to the Highland Boundary Fault. They are typically trees of the mountain slopes, close to the tree line. A beam reach is with the wind at right angles to the boat, a close reach is anywhere between beating and a beam reach, and a broad reach is between a beam reach and running. Two are dedicated to Glasgow while the third is Edinburgh International which, as it is situated on the west side of Edinburgh, is relatively close to Glasgow. Show More Sentences In their first game, Scotland went in with confidence to win their first opening match for eleven years against Ireland in a close match at Murrayfield Stadium. Lucy peered at the pictures with her face close to the page, and though they had seemed crowded and muddlesome before, she found she could now see them quite clearly. Qatar has allowed the Afghan Taliban to set up a political office inside the country and has close ties to Iran, including a shared natural gas field. However, laypeople are not expected to live in extreme asceticism since this is close to impossible while undertaking the normal responsibilities of worldly life. Petroleum found close to the Faroese area gives hope for deposits in the immediate area, which may provide a basis for sustained economic prosperity. The course, owned by Ascot Racecourse Ltd, enjoys close associations with the British Royal Family, being approximately six miles from Windsor Castle. There was considerable hunger and privation during the five years of German occupation, particularly in the final months when the population was close to starvation. It continues to maintain a close association with the LSO but also takes part in projects with other orchestras and organisations both in the UK and abroad. Ferdinand of Brunswick was to close in on the town of Chemnitz. A secret additional clause allowed the Ottomans to opt out of sending troops but to close the Straits to foreign warships if Russia was under threat. With France and England close to war following Philippe IV's declaration of England's possession of Gascony forfeit in 1293, alliance with France was a clear course to take. When PWEI signed to Nothing Records, Mansell became close friends with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, and he performed backing vocals on the 1999 album The Fragile. He and his team left from RAF Northolt eight hours later accompanied by a close protection force, and arrived in Freetown in the early hours of 6 May. At that time, Goryeo already became a vassal of Yuan and the imperial family of Yuan and the royal family of Goryeo had close relationship by marriages of convenience. These were reserved for duties requiring close combat engagements, simply because their skill and experience was too valuable to be wasted in other less complicated duties. The year 1737 saw the death of Walpole's close friend Queen Caroline. The Nubian Kingdom of Kush in modern Sudan was in close and often hostile contact with Egypt, and produced monumental sculpture mostly derivative of styles to the north. Both parties are secular and enjoy close ties with the West. This decision meant that the United Kingdom would be left at the close of the war with little experience in the design, manufacture and final assembly of transport aircraft. Townshend has said that he and Daltrey have since become close friends. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of close? Words that rhyme with close What is the past tense of close? What is the plural of close? What is the adverb for close? What is the adjective for close? What is the noun for close? Translations for close Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words closable clos clorox Cloris Clorinda cloque Close closeable close attention close by close-by close call 5-letter Words Starting With c cl clo clos