Sentence examples for close to rich from inspiring English sources

It is close to rich Gulf sheikhs with Salafi sympathies who are happy to back it.

Soviet-era architects purposely laid out some newer towns, including Chirchiq, Angren, Bekobod, and Nawoiy (Navoi), close to rich mineral and energy resources.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Senate was known as the "millionaires' club" for a reason – most of its members were rich or very close to rich people.

If plentiful, cheap labour is no longer as important as it used to be for industrial production you would expect to see more manufacturing being located close to rich country consumers.

Additionally, the nesting sites needed to be close to rich feeding areas and be far enough from the mainland to discourage visitation by humans and polar bears.

Foreign investment of $350 billion since 2000 in the region has created a mighty engine of modern business in what are still attractively priced, politically stable countries close to rich-country markets.Russia helps the region too.

Both countries are stable, business-friendly and cheap, and lie close to large, rich markets.

Prior to European settlement, relatively dense populations of Aboriginal people lived close to the rich resources of the coast, and other groups concentrated around the major inland rivers.

Although close to the rich spread of museums in Boston, Cambridge and Worcester, Framingham, a working-class town of 65,000, welcomed the idea of its own accessible institution.

Although Romney himself isn't close to being rich enough to join the Forbes 400, his reliance on capital gains is a trait he shares with most of the ultrawealthy.

In early November, as Ms. Rich was planning the foundation's ball, she was approached anew about helping Mr. Rich with his legal problems, this time as his lawyers prepared to win him a presidential pardon, a person close to Ms. Rich said.