Sentence examples for because close to from inspiring English sources

Quenching that thirst is a demanding job, not least because close to 40% of the water in the system is lost through leaks.

Brighton Beach is often referred to as Little Odessa, because close to ten thousand Soviet Jewish emigres have settled there in the wave of the Third Emigration which began in 1970.

The ongoing success of the engineered shunts bodes well, McAllister says, because close to half of all plastic shunts fail within 1 year of implantation.

Thus, borozene, in our opinion is an example of both σ and π conjugation because, close to the Fermi level, occupied orbitals are mainly of σ type, while the unoccupied ones (LUMO LUMO + 1, LUMO + 2) are of π type.

These three renewable energy resources have been considered because close to 37%% of Western Australia's electricity could be produced from wind, biomass and solar photovoltaic (PV) by 2030, up from around 8%% currently (Clean Energy Council 2011).

Because, close to the poles, it is possible to reach high altitudes in an aeroplane very quickly (sea level to approx. 3000 metres), illnesses such as high-altitude sickness were also experienced.

These appeared to represent ischemic lesions because cells close to the liver capsule were spared presumably because they could benefit from diffusion through the liver capsule.

He knew he was adopted from an early age because somebody close to us decided to tell him.

Typically, this all happens because someone close to you passed away or got sick," says Medina.

That's pretty significant, because everyone close to John McCain basically despises Mitt Romney.

"Because I stay close to him.