As a career woman, not yet married but getting close to it, I agree with some of Michael's points and disagree with others.
But getting close to the ground, and using his fluency in Mandarin and his experience from over a decade of reporting in Greater China, is his stock in trade.
In none of the categories has it surpassed its relative valuation peak from 1980, but we are getting close compared to the median family income and the price of industrial metals.
As a consequence I have been putting things in on-line repositories and then emailing links to folks I want to get these items but I keep getting close to running out of (free) space to store this stuff.
But we are getting very close on polio, and I am optimistic.
"One of his great advantages is that he's a likable person, but he's getting close to the edge of wading into negative territory himself, " Mr. Cunningham said.
"These guys aren't there yet - but I sense they are getting close, " said Crowley who spent nine years on the coaching ladder at Taranaki and watched his side struggle to defeat Portugal 21-13 in Lisbon last weekend.
It is hard to beat Kenya for its unfettered access to wildlife, but visitors often forget that getting up close does not have to mean being confined in a vehicle.
Lots of people getting close to being CEO but none making it: until someone does of course.
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Recently, the world's steel mills have been running at close to full capacity but getting there was a painful process, including bankruptcies, closures and huge job losses.
But are the games at risk by getting too close to the network?
Cross-strait relations have improved since Mr Ma assumed office in 2008, but he has come under criticism for getting too close to China, correspondents say.
Several stretches of road were blocked around the county adding to the chaos and some schools decided to close early but pupils experienced difficulties getting home because of the gridlocked roads.
And most of us actually like the people we write about, but there's a danger in getting so close to our sources that we shy away from pushing them on the facts for fear we'll lose a story.
They say they came close to getting him several times but each time missed him.
This might not be quite as earth-rattling as iTunes getting ported to Windows, but it comes fairly close.
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"Obviously I was disappointed with Daegu and Istanbul, getting so close to those gold medals but not quite managing to keep hold of them was disappointing, " she said.
"The frustration is that we are very close to getting what we want, but we have to resolve this budget situation and soon, " said Dr David Parker, director of science, technology and exploration at the UK Space Agency.
One of the dogs got pretty close, but (just as he was getting ready to take a huge bite of turkey neck) that old turkey up and jumped the fence and ran down the road never to be seen again.
But someone who only experiences the virtual you is not getting anywhere close to the full story.
The old man was hardly a revolutionary, but he did become more radical as he grew older, getting close to the future black leaders.
"I was told I was getting close to Yorkshire's highest individual score but I have been playing too long to feel nervous, " Lehmann said after his marathon innings.
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It's basic, but it represents pretty much what all these new operating systems are supposed to be: ways of getting functionality that is at least close to Android but without all the licensing costs associated with running Google services.
But Ahmadinejad can essentially forget about getting the support of Brazil's close economic allies, such as Mexico, Argentina and Chile.
But the Pacers, who were far more aggressive and effective at getting close looks, had an eye-popping 46 shots from the charity stripe, and converted on 34 of them.
Coke, in particular, made the most of Newcastle lack of midfield bite and was close to getting his name on the scoresheet, but saw his shot from outside the box creep narrowly wide of Shay Given's post.
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