Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The monkeys , although as close to observation as a personal interpretation would allow , are not fallible primates but symbols of the idealism of youth , full of aspirations , possessing the freedom to act upon ambition — freedom from responsibility and captivity . |
| 2 | Some regard it as so close to bribery it should be banned . |
| 3 | Granting that the Beowulf reference , though tantalisingly close to unambiguity , can not be unequivocally accepted as a primary source for Hercule Poirot , the directness of the next reference brooks no denial . |
| 4 | More objective observers regarded the contest as too close to call . |
| 5 | It remains to be seen whether in the context of ‘ cohabitation ’ Jacques Sallois , the current incumbent , will be perceived as too close to Lang — he was head of his private office 1981–84 — to serve under a Minister of the Centre Right . |