Example sentences of "[vb -s] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the Allianz group in Munich has close to 25% of the Bavarian Hypo Bank , one of Germany 's biggest . |
| 2 | And yet his view of ‘ Pericles ’ rings close to truth . |
| 3 | The mass of Mercury was first determined from its influence on the orbit of Eros , an asteroid which was discovered in 1898 and which often passes close to Mercury . |
| 4 | The orbit of Mariner 10 around the Sun is such that it passes close to Mercury about every 2 × 88 days . |
| 5 | After crossing the stream turn right along the track which passes close to Trepewet Farm . |
| 6 | litre economy engine , similar to the Corsa 's Eco unit , which produces close to miles per gallon at a constant mph . |
| 7 | Babur leans close to Claire and whispers in her ear : ‘ Hippy . ’ |
| 8 | He comes close to ruling out a general election in 1991 , saying : ‘ I think we have to think in terms of 1992 . ’ |
| 9 | Most recently to date have been experiments on ammonia gas resonantly pumped by CO2 lasers , in which good modulation , and chaos , have been observed in a system which comes close to Ikeda 's original proposal { 18 , 19 } . |
| 10 | One case which comes close to misrepresentation is English Columbia 's recording of the Introduction and Allegro by Ravel , recorded in late 1923 , which was alleged to be ‘ conducted ’ by the composer . |
| 11 | Digital television comes close to reality |