"close overlap" is a correct and usable phrase in written English, often used when describing two distinct but closely related concepts, ideas, or experiences.
For example, "The close overlap between public policy and sociology makes this an essential course for any student of the discipline."
"There's a close overlap between what is a healthy lifestyle and what is a sustainable lifestyle," he said.
And there was an unusually close overlap, the committee contended, between appeals for donations and his intervention on legislative matters, citing in particular a meeting Mr. Rangel held in 2007 at a New York hotel with an executive from an oil drilling company at which he made a bid for a donation and also discussed a tax break the company was seeking.
In all cases a close overlap was observed.
Again a close overlap of EYFP fluorescence and staining by a monoclonal antibody specific for ppUL83 was observed.
A close overlap was observed between XA21-smGFP2 and FM4-64, suggesthat that XA21 may also be partly localized to the PM, which fits our previously published results indicating that Ax21 recognition occurs at the PM [7].
The close overlap of our miRNA profiles in the cell culture model, APP23 hippocampus and human AD suggests the established APP23 mouse model is an ideal system to investigate further the role of Aβ-induced miRNA deregulation in AD.
Close, overlapping the two sides and tie tight around the middle to secure it shut; then at either end and between them again, making sure it's closed fast.
The deal, to be completed within two years, deepens an existing alliance between the two steel makers, Japan's second and third largest, to combine or close overlapping operations and share cost savings.
The close overlaps in culture and even between the Urdu and Hindi languages are a constant reminder that India and Pakistan are siblings.
Based on the gene expression levels calculated by FPKM (Fragments Per Kilobase of transcript per Million mapped reads), we found a close overlapping between stages and varieties.
Our results also show close overlaps between these two subtypes: there are 16 collaborative pathways selected in HER2+ with an MCR of 46%, which are quite similar with Luminal-B, not only in the number of selected pathways, but also in the overlap of those collaborative pathways.
