Example sentences of "[noun sg] closer to [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Such a mental health ‘ sus law , ’ invoked on the basis of unreliable predictions of dangerousness , will bring psychiatric practice closer to policing and will undermine the attempts to achieve cure or care , both in hospitals and community settings .
2 With its simple , discreet lines it will scarcely dominate the room visually ; but the anonymity ends there , for it will certainly bring the concert hall closer to home than many listeners could possibly have imagined .
3 Bringing higher education closer to industry and the people here would make a tremendous difference economically , socially and psychologically . ’
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 The ruling means that Newall will be a step closer to freedom when the hearing to extradite him to Jersey re-opens on Wednesday .
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