Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] closer to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In every case the estimate of β was markedly higher for the period closer to delivery , i.e. volatility declines at a faster rate in the fifty days just before delivery . |
| 2 | In the days that followed , each one taking the ship closer to home , Lindsey knew she had never been more glad of the solid routine which , if it did n't keep her mind fully occupied , at least kept her hands busy . |
| 3 | No doubt Smith , the Oxford University Australian , who won five caps for the Wallabies , will feel a bit closer to home facing the All Blacks twice in the next 11 days . |
| 4 | Yes , can I bring this argument a bit closer to home and talk about the sexual division of labour within the family , which I think is one of the underlying causes of discrimination against women , and that 's really just a fancy term for the fact that when we talk about child care women do most of the work and men do very little , and really I do n't think we can look at the position of women without looking at how , in fact , child care and caring is organized within the family . |
| 5 | Susan Cole-King from Burcott has already been ordained ; it was into the Episcopal Church in the United States four years ago , but Mrs Cole-King , who works as a deacon for the Oxford diocese at Dorchester , is looking forward to the day she 'll be able to act as a priest closer to home . |
| 6 | Some stormed across in jubilation , others in a mood closer to melancholy . |
| 7 | Not only have they suffered the nightmares of the civil war , but as each day has passed , they 've known that their daughter has moved a stage closer to death . |
| 8 | ‘ So we have a connection closer to home : Doyle saw something that threatened them . |
| 9 | The ruling means that Newall will be a step closer to freedom when the hearing to extradite him to Jersey re-opens on Wednesday . |
| 10 | To choose neither God nor the Devil was an illusion of freedom , for in reality every step of human endeavour , however unwitting , was either a step homewards to God 's kingdom or a step closer to hell . |
| 11 | Maybe I am letting you get a step closer to civilisation , señorita . |
| 12 | The importance of doing courses at an institution closer to home is not surprising when one considers adults are likely to have commitments which limit their ability to travel long distances or stay away from home . |