Sentence examples for close the range from inspiring English sources
He said neighboring residents also wanted the county to close the range because of gunfire noise he said exceeded county and town noise limits.
Charles Sigmund, director of Parks and Recreation for Union County, N.J., where Cranford is, said that most shooters understood the county's decision to close the range.
The deal allowed the Navy to conduct limited exercises on Vieques in exchange for an American promise to abide by a referendum in Puerto Rico on whether to close the range.
which needs further discussion at another time". Efforts to close the range began before the April 20 massacre at Columbine High School but became much more visible after that tragedy.
The protesters stand in the way of putting into effect an agreement reached on Jan . 31by President Clinton and Gov. Pedro J. Rossello to permit the Navy to resume limited exercises on Vieques in exchange for a referendum to decide whether to close the range.
"Of course we're not going to close the range, obviously.
It was to give islanders the choice of retaining the Navy -- and its exercises -- or closing the range in 2003.
In a nonbinding referendum held on Vieques last Sunday, 68percentt of voters supported closing the range immediately.
"We're not going to have an alternative as good," said Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican of California, who opposes closing the range.
