The phrase "a close review" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of examining something carefully or in detail.
Example: "After a close review of the document, we found several areas that needed improvement."
Alternatives: "a thorough examination" or "a detailed analysis."
The reason why becomes painfully apparent upon a close review of his judicial record.
But they conditioned their approval on a close review of how the remedial policy was affecting enrollment.
A close review of the state's application, and of the judges' comments, reveals a number of ill-fated moves.
The first lady, who spoke an hour after Mr. Lazio at the meeting, said she was willing to sign an agreement pending a close review of the letters.
The merger is also receiving a close review by the European Commission, which is considering it alongside Time Warner's agreement to buy the EMI Group, a record company.
If a critic did review the exterior design of 600 Fifth at the time of construction, the account does not surface in a close review of the literature.
But a closer review of the cases reveals a more complicated story.
In an interview, Mr. Wood, the agency chairman, said, "it may be" that the agency should have given the wind farm matter a closer review.
A spokesman for the British forces lowered the death toll to 50, including 20 children, after a closer review of hospital wards.
But Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who is chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said the Senate wanted a closer review of plans to lease 100 larger Boeing 767 jetliners for conversion to refueling tankers.
Now Ana Maria Arumi, elections manager for NBC, says a closer review of exit polling data suggests that the president probably won about 40percentt -- a smaller, but still significant, improvement.
