Sentence examples for are the nearest thing from inspiring English sources

The 300 movies are the nearest thing to the "gay Bay" genre.

The Liberal Democrats have always wanted more power for local government because the councils they control are the nearest thing they have to a power base.

Mrs Bonino's Radicals are the nearest thing in Italy to a libertarian party that fights for both market reform and civil rights.

It has not paid off.Mr Blair, Mr Mandelson and Mr Campbell are the nearest thing Britain has to a ruling triumvirate (with Mr Brown running a sort of independent republic from the Treasury).

For Cohen, PRs "are the nearest thing to prostitutes you can find in public life" and "press officers have no concern with truth" because "their sole concern is to defend their employers' interests".

"Super Furry Animals are the nearest thing in Wales to rock superstars," states a BBC announcer over footage of the band clambering over a model tank, then there's Chris Evans on TFI Friday declaring them "the most Welsh group in the world".

Chief executives are the nearest things democracies have to sun kings.An obvious sign of a boss breaking bad is grandiosity.

The WTO is the nearest thing we have".

It is the nearest thing to a perfect food.

Thankfully, this is the nearest thing to nudity he has.

"It's the nearest thing to utopia I could find".