Example sentences of "it is [adv] closely [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It is not closely related to those fish who pioneered the land , so any comparisons with them have to be made with caution , but even so it can give us a hint about how that momentous move was accomplished .
2 The name reflects the fact that the animal 's horns and head resemble the Arabian oryx , but DNA analysis has shown that it is most closely related to the oxen family .
3 This is the best method because it is most closely related to the value of the property itself .
4 Analysis of the sequence of this gene reveals that it is most closely related to Oct-1 and Oct-2 and thus is the third member of the POU class II family isolated .
5 The time course of resolution of the hypergastrinaemia during antibacterial treatment indicates that it is more closely related to resolution of the antral gastritis than to suppression of bacterial urease activity .
6 Job-search , on this basis , is seen as ‘ more efficient , in that it is more closely aligned to employers ’ recruitment methods ' ( loc. cit . ) .
7 One of the er matters that er one needs to apply one 's mind to in considering whether or not this land serves a greenbelt function or not , is to look at the land and assess whether or not it is more closely associated with the village or more closely associated with the er agricultural open land beyond the village .
8 If it stimulates you to dissent , it is precisely because it is so closely pondered in its own terms and it never , throughout its four hours , loosens its grip on you .
9 This , he claims , is because of the inherent qualities of the written word writing makes the relationship between a word and its referent more general and abstract , it is less closely connected with the peculiarities of time and place than is the language of oral communication .
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