He believed that much of what was being said and done in Ohio was close to the crime of treason.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wrote in the Washington Post that the deep financial crisis is close to the end.

VOA: special.2010.04.16

I felt close to that kind of thing because I had denied it and had been left away from it so long.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

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

VOA: special.2011.05.26

If someone offers me an amount that is close to my selling price, I might say the amount is in the ballpark.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

She used very dense stitches that are very close together to make flowing lines of bright colors.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

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

It is so detailed that unless you look up close, you would think it was a painting.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

The Supreme Court ruled that Congress did not have the power to close territories to slavery.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

"In the U.S.,for instance, some researchers have projected that there may be a shortage of close to a million nurses by two thousand twenty."

VOA: special.2010.06.07

"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

Both candidates campaigned hard. It was clear to everyone that the vote would be close.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

David Harrison and Gregory Anderson of Living Tongues say that many endangered languages are spoken by native cultures in close contact with the natural world.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

That is because the National Park Service plans to close it again for more repairs.

VOA: special.2009.06.29