1. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. 

2. She wrapped her shawl closer about her.

3. Take a closer look at it.

4. We attempted to manoeuvre the canoe closer to him.

5. He leaned closer, lowering his voice.

6. Jiro waddled closer, his belly bulging and distended.

7. The closer you look the less you see.

8. She called for closer cooperation on drugs control.

9. Let's sit closer up front.

10. Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.

11. The two marching columns moved closer and finally merged .

12. We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.

13. There needs to be a closer dialogue between management and staff.

14. The voices became louder and closer and then faded away again.

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15. Maria grew anxious as the men drew closer.

16. Fearfully, he walked closer to the edge.

17. The footsteps came closer as she listened.

18. She edged a little closer to me.

19. The political endgame is getting closer.

20. There should be closer links between education and industry.

21. The man moved closer, lowering his voice.

22. The National Day is drawing closer.

23. The sound of gunfire and explosions grew closer.

24. I drew my chair up closer to the fire.

25. The aim is to promote closer economic integration.

26. Could you move a fraction closer?

27. I heard the floorboards creak as he crept closer.

28. Which of your parents do you feel closer to?

29. She grew increasingly nervous as the date of the audition drew closer.

30. All you can do is to try your best. Even with those small steps,() you're closer to your goal than you were yesterday.

1. She wrapped her shawl closer about her.

2. Take a closer look at it.

3. We attempted to manoeuvre the canoe closer to him.

4. He leaned closer, lowering his voice.

5. Jiro waddled closer, his belly bulging and distended.

6. Let's sit closer up front.

7. Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.

8. She grew increasingly nervous as the date of the audition drew closer.

9. We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.

10. There needs to be a closer dialogue between management and staff.

11. The voices became louder and closer and then faded away again.

12. Come on, Emma, Santa Claus won't eat you! If you go closer, he'll give you a present.

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31. How about putting the sofa closer to the window?

32. Draw/Pull your chair a little closer.

33. They agreed to forge closer economic ties.

34. She moved a step closer to me.

35. Screaming fans vied to get closer to their idol.

36. Both nations are seeking closer links with the West.

37. She edged closer to get a better look.

38. She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer.

39. Closer investigation showed this idea to be untenable.

40. The game was closer than the score suggests.

41. The crisis brought the family closer together.

42. He moved closer to her.

43. Derek leaned closer, his face only inches from hers.

44. However, on closer inspection,[ ] a number of problems emerged.

45. Silently, ranks of police edged closer to the crowds.

46. On closer inspection, the notes proved to be forgeries.

47. I'm still no closer to deciphering the code.

48. Residents watched the flames inch closer and closer.

49. "Don't come any closer, " she said darkly.

50. He came closer and bent towards her.

51. Let's have a closer look.

52. Come a little closer, so you can see better.

53. Come a bit closer and you'll be able to see better.

54. They were told to hold their fire until the enemy came closer.

55. It's a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together.

56. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw him coming closer.

57. The woman moved closer to Beth, gripping her arm tightly.

58. With Germany, France has been the prime mover behind closer European integration.

59. Are they any closer to understanding how the brain works?

60. As Christmas gets closer, the shops get more and more crowded.

61. We stood still and watched as the deer came closer.

62. And all the time next spring's elections are drawing closer.

63. Commercial logic has forced the two parts of the company closer together.

64. He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish.

65. She lifted up Jenny's silver medallion to take a closer look.

66. Curious shoppers lifted up their children to take a closer look at the parade.

67. He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it.

68. Greece moved a step closer to the World Cup finals with last night's win.

69. The figures in the distance seemed to be drawing closer.

70. Come on, Emma, Santa Claus won't eat you! If you go closer, he'll give you a present.

71. I thought it was paint at first, but on closer examination I realised it was dried blood.

72. Her passport seemed legitimate, but on closer inspection, it was found to have been altered.

73. On closer examination the vases were seen to be cracked.

74. He hopes that closer links between Britain and the rest of Europe will change the British mentality towards foreigners.

75. In broad terms, this means that the closer you live to a school, the more likely it is that your child will get a place there.

76. MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.

77. He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold.

78. Don't go any closer - it might be dangerous/it mightn't be safe.

79. As I got closer, the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball.

80. My brother and I have become much closer over the years.

81. Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer.

82. As she drew closer I realized that I knew her.

83. On closer examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.

84. You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.

85. What we need now is closer cooperation between the club and supporters.

86. The men were maybe a hundred feet away and coming closer.

87. At this point, the investigators were closer to the truth than they realized.

88. They all saw to it that the road poked down closer to the remote city.

89. He was a confirmed jingoist and would frequently speak about the dangers of Britain forming closer ties with the rest of Europe.

90. With Germany, France has been the prime mover in closer European integration.

91. After the meeting the two sides in the dispute were no closer together.

92. The tourists crowded closer to get a view of the painting.

93. The trees thinned as we got closer to the top of the mountain.

94. Closer inspection of the vase revealed it to be a fake.

95. I should be pleased to match my daughter with your son, so that we could become even closer friends.

96. There is no suggestion whatsoever that the two sides are any closer to agreeing.

97. His wife remains behind in Germany, but Jason, his 18-year-old son, is closer at hand.

98. On closer examination the painting proved to be a fake.

99. I felt closer to Rob that evening than ever before.

100. A closer reading of the text reveals just how desperate he was feeling.

101. On closer questioning, I discovered that his whole story had been a lie.

102. The department is interested in developing closer links with industry.

103. You could have improved your answers by closer attention to detail.

104. I'll get a little closer and study up on him.

105. The report seemed impressive at first,[Sentence dictionary] but on closer inspection there were several inaccuracies.

106. He pressed up closer against the wall, terrified of being seen.

107. As he came closer he saw a gigantic wall of raging flame before him.

108. The two political parties have moved closer towards each other in recent months.

109. On closer examination the wood was found to be rotten.

110. As the miles flew past and we got closer and closer to the sea, the kids got more and more excited.

111. Closer co-operation is needed to check an alarming trend.

112. We had barely crept any closer to our target.

113. Then he became something closer to annoyed.

114. Later chapters will analyse particular aspects of this situation in closer detail.

115. Perhaps a closer analogy would be with a telescope that misrepresented what we were looking at.

116. I pushed through the barrier and went closer to the three men, the ones who were linked.

117. Jezrael's body arched languorously; her dream-self believed she was nestling closer to the Magyar.

118. Keble as a young man enthusiastically planned to edit his works(), though on closer acquaintance with them he renounced the project.

119. As for Chelsea, Wise reckons they are inching ever closer to that elusive away victory.

120. Rubenski, one of our most accurate gunners, opened up as we drew closer to the gun position.

121. While measures for closer relations between auditors and shareholders are welcome, they may not provide the complete answer.

122. The sappers crept a little closer, past the vacated ambush site.

123. In later chapters we shall give this aspect of the book closer attention.

124. As you get closer the beeping will get more rapid.

125. The closer the affinity, the better the value of one individual predicts that of another.

126. But under the arcane House rules that applied, the outcome actually was much closer.

127. But as I get closer to the barn door, I become apprehensive.

128. Ben, an awkward adolescent, is closer to being a successfully evolved man than the grown ones he encounters.

129. A heavily built man in a corduroy jacket edged closer to him on his left.

130. Take a closer look at the warning labels surrounding you on a daily basis.

131. They're closer to the way the older Fenders sounded than any other amp.

132. Hicks moved closer to the stove, partly turning his back on her.

133. The immense dumbbell-shape drew closer, almost languidly there out a wide-focus tractor beam, and anchored our two ships together.

134. If they used a shorter pencil, they had to apply more force because they were pushing closer to the fulcrum.

135. Could employers realize their goals better by paying closer attention to what employees need?

136. She pushed her doll closer, so that Mrs Fanning aped a surprised, cross-eyed look.

137. The muffled bellows were the only sounds he could make as his face was pushed closer and closer to the glowing rings.

138. Saur has agreed in principle to buy out its partner to produce closer ties with its other operation, Cambrian Environmental Services.

139. Faces were closer to hers than faces had ever been, except those of lovers in the act of love.

140. Stan then moved closer to Melanie, and a major fight erupted without further ado.

141. I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent. Steve Jobs 

142. This question of a more developed central core among the small towns is an important one which requires closer attention.

143. As the probe got closer to the problem area, the sound increased.

144. We view skin-to-skin care as a major advance in helping parents develop a closer tie to their infant.

145. A closer look at the evidence, however, suggests that tonics may provide safer alternatives to more powerful drugs.

146. Every day do something that inches you closer to become the person you always wanted to be. Dr Roopleen 

147. Evidence of closer and longer-term institutional arrangements between business interests and local government at this time is far more limited.

148. A closer examination of the Celtic Church reveals a much greater deviation from Rome than is generally acknowledged or even known.

149. Currently, such creatures are not able to converse, creating instead relationships closer to the family pet.

150. She brought the square glass ashtray with the name Oglethorpe College-I 898 closer to tier.

151. Kabbah's close link with them predictably alienated the army, driving it into an even closer alliance with the rebels.

152. We will increase the number of bail hostel places, to enable closer supervision of those on bail.

153. He was not much closer to Belafonte, whose alter ego he played in the show.

154. I think you have to try and fail, because failure gets you closer to what you're good at. Louis C.K. 

155. But first he must win an argument closer to home.

156. Vervet monkeys with their anxious faces come closer to look at us.

157. The closer you come to mimicking the originals,(http:///closer.html) the sooner you can advance your career to the next level.

158. But the Gulf of California is closer than you think, and currently under assault by everything from pollution to poaching.

159. Her flesh cried out to be closer, and, with the last vestiges of sanity, alarm bells rang.

160. The affinity between the fellow craftsmen at work on great buildings grew closer during the Gothic period.

161. In this sense too, popular art was closer to the dominant ethos of the age than its high art counterparts.

162. And pay closer attention to understanding what your body is telling you about yourself.

163. Duncan was coming closer with the brush and a big bucket, emptying ashtrays and mopping things.

164. There is one apposite text which may be worth a closer look.

165. The more stupid one is, the closer one is to reality. The more stupid one is, the clearer one is. Stupidity is brief and artless, while intelligence squirms and hides itself. Intelligence is unprincipled, but stupidity is honest and straightforward. Fyodor Dostoyevsky 

166. Both countries are anxious to establish a closer relationship to the West.

167. They say it is a way to avoid a closer look at the venture.

168. Perhaps one final vignette can move us closer to a balanced view of the Hooligan's weaponry.

169. But agents paid closer attention than they did before and watched for reactions.