Example sentences of "to be close to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fine songs such as ‘ Mean To Me ’ or ‘ I Ca n't Get Started ’ appear to be close to perfect here but such trifles as ‘ With Thee I Swing ’ and ‘ You 're Too Lovely To Last ’ are just as charming because the singer gives them the same sensitive treatment . |
| 2 | Neither of these needs to be close to traditional large labour markets and their locations can pay greater attention to residential preferences . |
| 3 | When Jimmy Carter took office in January 1977 , Zahedi found it harder to be close to senior officials . |
| 4 | Britain seemed at times to be close to open class war ; Mrs Thatcher denounced ‘ the enemy within ’ . |
| 5 | The standards of cleanliness and hygiene in our feed mills is now expected to be close to human food factories , and this is monitored by the Company 's Quality and Service audits . |