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Discover LudwigThe phrase "begin closely" is not commonly used in written English and may be unclear in meaning.
It could be used in contexts where you want to indicate starting something with attention to detail or proximity, but it lacks clarity without additional context.
Example: "To ensure accuracy, we should begin closely examining the data before making any conclusions."
Alternatives: "start carefully" or "initiate with attention".
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On Thursday, Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago ordered the city's Department of Consumer Services to begin closely monitoring gasoline prices in Chicago and asked Attorney General Janet Reno to investigate charges of price gouging.
Last week the United States Treasury Department announced that it would begin closely monitoring all-cash sales of ultra-luxury condos in Manhattan and Miami for any sign of financial crimes such as money laundering. .
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More consequentially, it has begun closely monitoring Internet cafes.
Mr Bloomberg says without stop and frisk, crime would go up, and points to the 10% increase in murders in Philadelphia after it began closely monitoring the practice.
In the late nineteen-eighties, Britain's medical regulatory agency began closely monitoring anecdotal reports of suicidal behavior and withdrawal symptoms related to one class of antidepressants, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (S.S.R.I.s).
After the incidents in Cheju and the southern part of the peninsula, the government began closely examining and conducting purges of its institutions, including the National Assembly, and it cracked down on many public and political organizations.
When the trade center was destroyed, health officials worried about early detection of health effects, so on Sept. 13, 2001, the department began closely monitoring some major emergency rooms.
The authorities said nearly 1,500 illnesses since May might be tied to tainted eggs, making this the largest outbreak associated with this type of bacteria, Salmonella enteritidis, since the federal government began closely tracking foodborne disease in 1973.
The company had taken substantial writeoffs for in-process research and development projects at the acquired companies just as the SEC began closely scrutinizing those types of charges.
A man appears behind Knowles and begins closely embracing her in endearment.
Scouts began closely following him when he was named the top junior prospect by Baseball America.
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