In the United States, President Ronald Reagan, after an assassination attempt on a Washington sidewalk in the second month of his first term, was assured that efforts would be redoubled to make certain no one who wished to hurt him would be able to get that close again.
Let's leave Jess Ennis aside, because she is so far out there going for the gold medal, but if Louise can work on some of her weaker events she has to be looking at trying to get close to those medals.
But generally what does get released turns out to be very close indeed to what the rumours have been telling us will get released.
His security detail seemed to be reluctantly dealing with this get-close-to-the-people pontiff, scrambling around the vehicle to pick up this child or that one.
Mortgage rates are at historic lows, yet many would be homebuyers cannot get approved to close the deal.
He is appealing to the public to be alert in Kruger park and try not to get too close if they see an elephant approaching on the road.
"It was one of those ones that, if referred to the TV umpire, would be not out because on television when you get so close to the ground you can't tell, " he said.
"In order to get directly in the path, you have to be close, " he said.
But although Mr Blair can be expected to get on just fine with either man, most people close to him assume the prime minister must realise it is in his interest for Mr Kerry to win.
Actually, if his plan were enacted, there would be no worries as revenues would never get close to that level.
The treasured trophy itself was on parade at the home of the Squires on Thursday night and while that might well be as close as their players will ever get to it, it's the hopes and dreams of clubs like these that make the FA Cup the greatest club competition in the world.
Drive from one bar to another, and you can expect to be pulled over for the slightest infraction by a cop eager to get an up-close look for any signs of booziness.
So if the C919 is to be commercially viable, COMAC needs to get the plane up in the air on or close to its ambitious schedule while the market for medium-range aircraft remains hot.
We lost badly to them in Paris three weeks ago, and we know that this game will be as close to international rugby as you can get.
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Astronauts would also be bombarded with solar energetic particles, which get accelerated close to the sun as a result of solar flares and coronal mass ejections that shoot portions of the sun into space.
In short, if you're fortunate enough to get to that second round of interviews, be sure that you're prepared to impress and close the deal.
We'll be sure to follow up with the Redmond giant to see if we can get a bit more up close and personal with this.
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But its real desire seems to be to own an OS, or get as close as possible.
"I don't think the road will be perfect, but I think I can get it as close to perfect as possible, " she said.
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Along the way, he makes judicious use of political events, large and small, to show what happens to men who get close to the centre of power, be they senators, murky intelligence agents or small-time hoods.
Should the world-trade talks ever get close to a deal, the government would be unlikely to resist pressure to reduce its dairy protection.
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If I can get close to matching those two, I'll be very glad.
The second weakness is that national bank supervisors get too close to the institutions they are supposed to be policing, and treat them too leniently, to the detriment of taxpayers and sometimes other countries that also suffer when a big bank fails.
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Wind turbines seem to be sprouting from every hilltop, and if you get close, you can hear them spinning lazily in a light wind.
"If we can get up there close to Celtic and Rangers, we'll be pleased - and that's our objective, " said Brown.
Beyond that, I think it can provide a way for business to connect more deeply with culture, address social issues, get close to customers and their deepest interests, and maybe even be part of something worthwhile and important.
All of us, regardless of party, should be worried that it will be that much harder to get fair, common-sense financial reforms, or close unwarranted tax loopholes that reward corporations from sheltering their income or shipping American jobs off-shore.
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Anyone who felt the summer's Olympics favoured the South is in for a treat, sport is about to get up close and personal with Yorkshire and we will be ready for it.
As I wrote in a story last year, the reopening of the case could get historians and collectors one step close to what both groups consider to be their own Holy Grail.
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This is about as close as I get to home these days, so it is good to be back.
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