He said that while efforts to win work closer to home must be a priority, it was possible that the Highland workforce had skills not readily available in Canada's Offshore oil industry.

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He then insisted I leave my new health care administration job in the city, so I found part-time work closer to our home in the suburbs.

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Of course, my own work focuses closer to home.

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Nevertheless, once drama had been tasted, Mr Magee happily continued to accept work for misfits and pariahs closer to home.

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The head of Tesco has pledged to bring meat production "closer to home" and work more closely with British farmers in response to the horsemeat scandal.

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CROs that work for them have preferred to test therapies closer to home.

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Closer to home, volunteer scuba enthusiasts in Sydney work alongside university scientists to replant crayweed, a sea plant that serves as habitat for abalone, lobsters and other fish.

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While Izquierdo was doing field work among the Matsigenka, she was also involved in an anthropological study closer to home.

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Closer to home, Kabiru says things are changing as well -- his perseverance and hard work have now turned him into a "good example" for youth in his community.

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