Sentence examples for cause close to from inspiring English sources

Children's health was a cause close to Mandela's heart.

Early on he made an unfashionable cause close to his heart -- the plight of immigrants -- dear to his congregation's heart.

In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to the Central Park Conservancy, a cause close to Bob's heart.

Sharapova was selected largely on the strength of her charity work on behalf of survivors of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a cause close to her heart.

Universal healthcare is a cause close to the liberal heart and the chief justice just passed up a chance to drive a stake through it.

It's obviously a worthy initiative, but a quick glance at his home tells you this must be a cause close to Hollick's aesthetic heart too.

The amount you contribute, however small, will inch your cause closer to its goal, but your tiny penance is worthless.

But Mr. Arain had a cause closer to home: a proposal by Sainsbury's, the supermarket chain that made the fortune of his rival in the contest, to open an outlet across the road from Mr. Arain's store.

Lembit's brush with the Bill As party leaders brace themselves for the hostilities ahead, one of Westminster's most durable foot soldiers dramatically declares he's ready to sacrifice himself for a political cause closer to home.

Monash died in 1931, before the Shrine was finished, but the Shrine was the cause "closest to his heart" in his later years.

Others, particularly winners of the peace prize, choose to support causes close to their hearts.