Example sentences of "to come close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even with a new economic miracle somewhere ahead , it will take years for the East Germans ' standard of living to come close to that of their rich cousins . |
| 2 | But setting aside those factors , the overall running costs of injection do begin to come close to those of conventional spreading , over a period of time . |
| 3 | Although Mr Brown , the anti-establishment populist , failed to come close to his win over Mr Clinton in Connecticut two weeks ago , he will undoubtedly fight on as a spoiler until the final primary in California in June . |
| 4 | For one litter of kittens to encounter another , or for one nursing mother to come close to another 's nest , would be a rare occurrence . |
| 5 | Other day-to-day situations that may not be attributed to visual difficulties include the extended time the children may need to complete tasks , their need to come close to the blackboard or to demonstrations , and their apparent clumsiness in certain practical activities and sports such as ball games . |
| 6 | In my 14 years of support I finally got to come close to her in 1991 at Wimbledon when she took time out to meet her fans . |
| 7 | British fascism was to come close to being rationalized as the political revolt of the romantic imagination in the twentieth century . |
| 8 | Waqar had tome to come close to removing Hick 's head and they shaved his wicket with a rapid breakback , but Gower was still flowing when lunch came , England 195 for 4 and still some way from safety . |
| 9 | The proposition is not intended to be an advertising slogan or headline , but the clearest propositions are likely to come close to this . |
| 10 | The celebration of Artai 's Khanate having properly commenced , the common people were anxious to come close to the path of their newly enthroned lord through their city . |
| 11 | He categorizes the transformation of the inexpressible " visceral " need through four stages , ending up with a " compromised " need which requires extensive negotiation with the assistance of a librarian to come close to fulfilling the original visceral need . |
| 12 | Several times on my pilgrimage through Biomorph Land I seemed to come close to a precursor of my insects , but , then , in spite of my best efforts as a selecting agent , evolution went off on what proved to be a false trail . |