Example sentences of "or [indef pn] close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far we have been concerned with trying to understand something of the general reaction people have to various forms of loss , concentrating on the reactions people will discover in themselves when they or someone close to them is dying or has died . |
| 2 | Yet the Soviet Union is still trying to define Hungary 's security interests by insisting that it must stay neutral , or something close to that , for the treaty 's 20-year life . |
| 3 | This type of control works well with most 8-bit computers where the keyboard is monitored by input ports , and direct reading of each key ( or something close to it ) is possible . |
| 4 | Some years ago Radio Luxembourg carried out a series of presentations to agencies on the subject of ‘ visual transfer ’ — a term used in the USA for the more or less observable fact that most of the TV audience recognize TV commercials from their soundtracks , and that , therefore , using the TV soundtrack , or something close to it , on radio can greatly enhance the coverage and frequency of a TV campaign . |
| 5 | There is , however , a difference between imposing liability where the company has collapsed and it emerges that a director has been in total dereliction of duty or something close to it , and using the law to promote managerial dynamism . |
| 6 | Three of the speakers appeared twice in different " guises " , once speaking LE , once speaking Creole or something close to it . |