Example sentences of "[prep] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If imports account for close to 50% of UK sales in those sectors , a 10% devaluation would directly raise the RPI by around 2% over a period of , say , one to two years . |
| 2 | Despite storming figures that saw the company report its first $5,000m quarter , and just miss its first $10,000m half , putting it on track for close to $20,000m this year ( see Company Results ) , chief executive Lewis Platt is not cheering his head off . |
| 3 | Despite storming figures that saw the company report its first $5,000m quarter , and just miss its first $10,000m half , putting it on track for close to $20,000m this year , chief executive Lewis Platt is not cheering his head off . |
| 4 | Practice in simulated examination conditions must not be delayed until close to examination time . |
| 5 | One can get high gain by lengthening the laser , but then the free spectral range falls , and the laser will go multimode except close to threshold . |