Example sentences of "be more closely [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Even magistrates , whose sentencing powers are more closely confined by law , enjoy a considerable degree of discretion within those upper limits .
2 As the scale of local government grew and the environment began to change more rapidly , it became apparent that services needed to be more closely integrated in order that they would meet the needs of the environment .
3 The conference will seek to identify ways in which emerging technology can be more closely geared to end-user needs .
4 The time course of resolution of the hypergastrinaemia during antibacterial treatment indicates that it is more closely related to resolution of the antral gastritis than to suppression of bacterial urease activity .
5 There can be little doubt that attractiveness in women is more closely associated with sexuality and sexuality with youth , than is the case for men .
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