Sentence examples for close to records from inspiring English sources

[Page A1.] Big Stock Gauges Approach Records Major stock market gauges crept close to records.

Housing starts and permits increased last month and remain close to records set earlier this year, the Commerce Department said today.

Cielo Filho and Bousquet train together in the United States, at Auburn University under Brett Hawke, and Bousquet said they push each other in practice to times that are close to records.

The Dow has set several records since the election, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are close to records they set a few months ago.

And Spain's borrowing costs have soared to close to record highs.

Inventories are close to record lows as a percentage of sales and need to be replenished.

And iron ore is selling on the spot market at close to record prices.

The yields on American Treasury bonds remain at close to record lows.

Last summer grain prices were close to record highs as America suffered a drought.

But that sent yields close to record lows, apparently leaving little room for further declines.

Montreal, 4-1-2 in its last seven games, came close to recording shutouts in consecutive games.