In two thousand eight they had close to two million students -- nearly three times more than in two thousand.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

Close to three hundred thousand people have taken part since nineteen forty-six.

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With the three parties running so close, each candidate will be hoping to distinguish himself as a clear leader, in the hope of pulling ahead and avoiding a hung parliament - where no one party wins a majority of seats.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

Only 13 out of 80 regions were able to raise their regional GDP per-capita incomes by two times or more and another two to three were close to achieving similar raises.

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The President looks forward to hosting President Sarkozy next week for a bilateral meeting and to continue collaboration with these three close colleagues to advance our shared agenda.

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All three are close to a larger city and are within commuting distance of a university or major research institution.

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