Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] closely [conj] possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was evidently the Conservative intention to associate their campaign as closely as possible with the personality of the wartime leader . |
| 2 | [ The government ] is convinced that it can be done only by delegating responsibility as closely as possible to where health care is delivered to the patient — predominantly to the GP and the local hospital . |
| 3 | For those with other means of transport , a possible procedure is to follow the line as closely as possible by public roads , stopping where the line crosses to observe and explore . |
| 4 | The pilot study , which resembled the main survey as closely as possible , revealed that the questions , covering letter and coding frame presented no difficulties , but that several nurses did not own rulers for measuring ulcers ; and that inducements to respond , effective reminders , and problems of distribution had to be considered if a high response rate was to be achieved . |
| 5 | So I compiled a booklet entitled Rubbing Along in Burmese , adapting the pronunciation as closely as possible to English and dispensing with niceties that involved training in phonetics . |