"Part of what makes this film so exciting is how close it is linked to our present and very near future.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

He has heard rumors about how close the oil is to shore.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

With a fledgling recovery gaining strength, it is easy to forget how close major industrialized nations came to economic collapse less than two years ago, an outcome that almost surely would have triggered a worldwide depression rivaling the Great Depression of the 1930s.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

That is,he asked his accountant to take a close look at the finances of my company and decide how much it was worth.

VOA: special.2010.11.28

Doctor Breman remembers how William Close's planning and administration helped the medical team end the epidemic.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

"I'm at home,digging in the dirt, or doing something that is very close to the Earth, because that's where I know how to survive."

VOA: special.2009.06.07

Experts continue to debate how best to close this digital divide.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

Secretary Gates is a co-chair of the task force President Obama formed to decide how to close the facility and what to do with the detainees.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

"He will go through some of the decisions that we have to make, regarding how to close down Guantanamo, something that Democrats and Republicans alike agree on."

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

How do you rebalance that divide? And,on a larger level, how do you close the gap between the developing economies of APEC with the developed economies of APEC."

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

"With this blockade against building materials, it seems hard to see how America's pledge of $10 million is going to make any difference unless, because of the close relationship between America and Israel, there's some kind of agreement that this $10 million for UNRWA schools in Gaza will go through."

VOA: standard.2010.06.17