The University of Illinois Extension advises getting bare-root roses as close to planting time as you can.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

They were as close to hostilities as Washington was with the Nazi government in Berlin.

VOA: special.2011.05.26

Try to find new and fun things to do as close to home as possible.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

"You'll find something on Earth as close to what is pretty much on Mars.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

Officials within the Fatah faction of President Abbas,said last week he was close to resigning as his popularity plummeted.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

I came as close to weeping as I possibly could.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

But close to five hundred million confirmed cases were reported to the World Health Organization as of November first.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

But close to half a million confirmed cases were reported to the World Health Organization as of November first.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

And Tokyo also demanded that Britain close the Burma Road to the Chinese city then known as Chungking.

VOA: special.2011.05.26

A crash of thunder sounded as a bolt of lighting struck the ground close to the basket where the rain babies slept.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

As they got close to the area, one man stood in the street blocking their way.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

They would try to move their spacecraft as close as possible to the satellite.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

Allan Hills 84001 is as close as any meteorite comes to being world famous.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

And the third is the reporter's story as she becomes close to the Lacks children and helps them learn more about their mother's influence on medical science.

VOA: special.2010.07.21