During one event, she noted that German prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the stage than black soldiers.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

I wish it were closer so I can spend more time there.

要是它再近一点儿就好了，这样我们就能在那里多花一些时间。

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So think about what that means, we're, of course, not talking about this in classical terms, so what it means if we have an electron in the 2 p orbital, it's more likely, the probability is that will be closer to the nucleus than it would be if it were in the 2 s orbital.

想想这意味着什么，我们不是从经典的角度考虑，这意味着如果我们有个电子在2p轨道上，它更有可能比在2s轨道上,更加靠近原子核。

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But closer ties were not welcomed between the government and a religious group known as the Mormons.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

The other two women's ice hockey games played thus far were much closer.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

"It is my hope that the mosque will help to bring our city even closer together, and help repudiate the false and repugnant idea that the attacks of 9/11 were in any ways consistent with Islam."

VOA: standard.2010.08.03