Example sentences of "[noun sg] closer to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a marvellous day and anything like that brings industry closer to the community . ’ |
| 2 | If the finish looks powdery , try holding the can closer to the surface . |
| 3 | The top of the wall was in better repair closer to the house and he scurried along it . |
| 4 | Just a walk in those woods , a move closer to the edge to peer down and enjoy the full Lake Tourist sensation of Beauty in Horror , a lost footing , a clutching at Mr Crump for help , a swinging of Mr Crump around , a letting of Mr Crump go down , down , down into one of the most favoured of the Lake Tourists ' sites . |
| 5 | The structure of the company has been changed to bring the business closer to the customer by moving to a divisional structure , with each divisional director responsible for 150 contracts , and with 18 UK divisions . |
| 6 | The landscape seems to belong to some bare planet closer to the sun than earth , and the passions of its people match that glaring heat . |
| 7 | It does not , of course , follow that because markets are of only limited effectiveness that legal intervention , in the shape of a more active liability regime or a reformed governance structure , would necessarily lead to an outcome closer to the ideal , since the costs of intervention may exceed the benefits . |
| 8 | We have the physical problem of getting grain into the machine , because the weather is pushing the crop closer to the ground . |
| 9 | a reorganisation of the agency involving increased delegation of functions to area level , bringing the delivery of service closer to the public |
| 10 | The example was quoted of the Social Work Department being extensively restructured to meet the requirements of the Community Care legislation and to bring the service closer to the consumer . |
| 11 | Transfer may be justified in the child 's interests , for example , where it would enable the case to be heard in a court closer to the child 's home . |
| 12 | Contemporary with this , its northern counterpart was enlarged to c. 7 by 20 m ( 23 by 66 ft ) by the addition of a third room in timber on the west , on a slightly different alignment , and the rebuilding of its east wall closer to the road , while its eastern room was subdivided lengthwise . |
| 13 | ‘ However , I really believe in terms of pure striking , our iron play is superior and we can get the ball closer to the hole . |
| 14 | For a while there was a friendly silence between them , then Mr Bumble moved his chair closer to the widow 's . |
| 15 | Rachel looked up quickly but before her father could explain further Jennifer intervened , manoeuvring her chair closer to the table . |
| 16 | Through the use of curriculum-related databases holding factual or bibliographic information , the microcomputer can bring the library closer to the curriculum in terms of content and skills . |
| 17 | Like a gentler shadow of the Cheviot borderline separating much of England and Scotland , the ranges of the Lammermuir , Moorfoot and Pentland Hills link into a parallel barrier closer to the Firth of Forth . |
| 18 | The government believed it more important to balance public investment against private investment by keeping their discount rates in line than to balance overall investment against consumption by using a test discount rate closer to the rate at which consumers would swap current for future consumption . |
| 19 | In contrast the development of local management schemes purportedly seeks to enhance local and community control of schools by bringing financial control closer to the point of professional and institutional decision-making . |
| 20 | If the image and object are on opposite sides of the lens , moving the object closer to the lens shifts the image further away and vice versa . |
| 21 | Bartholomew de Villemore was plucked from Mary 's household to become comptroller in 1555 ; and if the highest secular office , the chancellorship , was held by a Scottish magnate , Huntly , the vice-chancellor , de Rubay , was a Frenchman — and the man closer to the regent . |
| 22 | As we approached Prospect Point before the Narrows and Lions Gate Bridge , we were hailed by another craft closer to the shore . |
| 23 | Align the spar half with the sail ( not forgetting to bring the tip closer to the spine to simulated the sail form in flight ) and check the stand-off junction with the sail . |
| 24 | Although the maximum length of imprisonment was thereby reduced from one year to six months , and flogging was no longer a possible part of the punishment , trials took place much sooner , and sometimes at a locality closer to the complainant 's home . |
| 25 | The final whistle was greeted with cheers from both sets of supporters , but the Rangers fans were happier as they saw their heroes edge closer to the title . |
| 26 | The usefulness of having transaction processing applications down on the workstation , the company says , is to bring for example sales order processing information closer to the salesperson , who can play around with the data in a windows-based environment , oblivious to the complex processing going on behind the scenes . |
| 27 | As skin cancer frequencies increase latitudinally towards the equator , correlating with increasing UV-B exposure , this projected increased incidence in skin cancer is equivalent in terms of exposure to the population living several degrees of latitude closer to the equator . |
| 28 | Robert had to put his ear closer to the glass to hear it . |
| 29 | Many are now being shifted to a new camp closer to the capital . |
| 30 | It 's going to pull us a little bit closer to the rest of the pack but we have still got a good squad . ’ |