Sentence examples for and close to a from inspiring English sources

Inventories were 16percentt lower than they were a year earlier and close to a 28-year low.

There are 17 versions of grilled pizza, and close to a dozen entrees.

The plaintiffs have presented nine days worth of evidence and close to a dozen witnesses.

Unsurprisingly, the two-volume biography is both beautifully written and close to a hagiography.

Higher frequencies of micronuclei were detected in areas with high traffic and close to a petrochemical pole.

More than a million people came to the concerts, and close to a billion watched on TV.

There are close to three million in Turkey and close to a million each in Jordan and Lebanon.

Instead, he led a protest on Cole's Hill near Plymouth Rock and close to a replica of the Mayflower where stood a statue of the Wampanoag leader Massasoit.

Between 2003 and 2008 the amount wagered on racing dropped by 10% in America and close to a third in Britain.

Mr. Rubinfien pored over 22,000 contact sheets and close to a million pictures to find the 275 images in the exhibition.

Two days later, the system had its official début, and close to a thousand people gathered on the lawn for the occasion.