The phrase "a closer alignment" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the need for improved agreement or coordination between two or more entities, ideas, or systems.
Example: "The recent discussions have led to a closer alignment of our goals and strategies moving forward."
Alternatives: "a tighter connection" or "a better coordination".
To get more passengers on more trains would require a closer alignment of financial incentives between Railtrack and the train operators.
By tinkering with its processes for depositing thin layers of silicon on the silicon germanium, I.B.M. managed to get the atoms in the silicon crystal to spread apart into a closer alignment with the silicon germanium.
Tapping into its full potential, however, will require a closer alignment of methods from automated reasoning and artificial intelligence.
What We'll Add: This is a closer alignment for "Serial," since we spend our time with Adnan Syed in prison.
MSNBC canceled three daytime shows late Thursday as the ratings-challenged cable network moves toward more breaking news coverage and a closer alignment with NBC News.
The report noted a closer alignment with Pope Francis, stating U.S. nuns "can resonate" with Francis' insistence that "none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice".
The Mars Inspiration team is aiming for a January 2018 launch because it coincides with a close alignment of Mars and Earth, such that a round trip would take about a year-and-a half, or 501 days - whereas outside of this window such a trip might take two or three years.
There is also a close alignment of the active zone with a postsynaptic specialization, known as the postsynaptic density [5], [10].
The resultant model suggests a general concordance between the specimens in both size and shape with a close alignment of vault surfaces and anatomical features between specimens.
In addition, the study points to a close alignment of factors required in the meeting of priority setting goals and in the elements of fairness.
I appreciate that methodological differences complicate comparisons, but the fact that there is not a close alignment of the animal and human studies remains concerning to me.
