Other officials involved in the investigation cautioned that the alleged plan to attack Times Square wasn't close to fruition.
When it comes to storage capacity, though, these tablets aren't close to being the biggest.
"We try to choose our spots so we aren't too close to people's homes, " says Korpela.
Parker Posey has left "The Family Guide, " according to a person close to the project who wasn't authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Robertson's box fiasco may seem like an unlikely way for a pro athlete to suffer a serious injury, but it doesn't come close to qualifying for the Hall of Fame of odd sports injuries.
But I think he, you know, what he repeated to me was that he felt that his mission wasn't even close to being done.
While these people were close enough to understand the challenge, they weren't so close that their knowledge held them back, causing them to run into the same stumbling blocks that held back their more expert peers.
This race isn't close to being over, but for the first time, one of the candidates - Gilmore - seems to have a clear advantage.
She made it look easy, but it wasn't close to easy.
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What's more, reinforcements are on their way: Spain also happens to be European champion at the Under-21 and Under-19 levels, suggesting the pipeline isn't close to running dry.
As a style icon, she has the ability to inspire the public in an accessible way that one-wear red carpet fashion doesn't come close to approximating.
"A lot of people said they didn't expect to make money, but they didn't want the pub to close, " he said.
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The specs may be quite similar to the Vega Racer 2, though the phone itself doesn't look anywhere close to the manufacturer's Korean flagship.
In the hands of a true geek, the Ion has the potential to see its feature set put to full use, but that close-knit niche isn't likely to be eyeing a mid-2012 Gingerbread handset with an outdated processor.
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Yet other automakers can't come close to Toyota on how much it costs to build cars.
But revenue from leads didn't come close to what it cost to generate them.
Even worse for investors: Some funds haven't come close to matching high-yield bond indexes.
It's the only widely played sport that the U.S. hasn't come close to conquering.
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But the Knicks spread the ball around the perimeter and the Wizards couldn't get close to them.
The recession in 1980-'81, doesn't come close to what we've gone through over the last two years.
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Bohnett hasn't come close to replicating his success with GeoCities, but he has had a few wins.
Right now e-commerce is fine for bulk-buying discounted items or something you can't get close to home.
Even so, the Web demo doesn't come close to the seamless finger browsing possible on the real iPhone.
Lexus may be America's best-selling luxury car brand, but it can't come close to BMW's reputation for driving excitement.
And, most recently, its smaller iPad didn't come close to matching items like the Nexus 7 in price.
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The team hasn't come close to matching the success it had in the Motor City under the leadership of Laimbeer.
The White Sox hadn't come close to a hit when Rios hit a grounder in the hole in the seventh.
His advantage with Latino voters will carry less of a punch if he doesn't come close to the 2008 turnout.
Only one, the mostly forgotten Doug Jones, pitched well, and with a 3.93 ERA he wasn't remotely close to Rivera's class.
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