Sentence examples for closed significant from inspiring English sources

In the first half of 2011, a number of well-known VC firms closed significant funds.

"If you think Russia was big, Iran is going to be even bigger, because Iran has the [financial] framework and regulations, but Russia was the Wild West when it opened up!" Mr Kamangar's firm has already valued, raised and closed significant investment from mostly European firms for DigiKala, a fast-growing online retail operation, valuing it close to $150m £100mm).

If baseball and its union were truly serious about combating doping, they would agree to close significant loopholes in testing during the off-season.

If baseball and its union were truly serious about combating doping, they would agree to close significant loopholes in testing during the offseason and make testing truly random and unannounced.

The potential for contamination linked to fracking, according to the report, demands that the state conduct more thorough studies in order to close significant data gaps.

There has also been methodological progress with respect to abbreviated and online versions of MBIs designed to reduce the burden of program participation, 14, 48, 65, 123 and the inclusion of partners or close significant others in MBIs.

The Manhattan plots had similar profiles and indicated the same QTL locations for significant (or close to significant) points.

Senior night closed a significant chapter for Cluess, who was hired in April 2010.

But finally SubHub, the platform for subscription content websites, has closed a significant funding round.

Peixe Urbano, Brazil's largest daily deal site (Groupon is a close second), has closed a "significant growth capital" investment from General Atlantic and Tiger Global Management, the company tells me.

Teachers' resource sharing site Teachable.net has closed a significant round of funding, apparently ahead of schedule, from four high-profile angel investors, including Chris Paterson and Ben Barton.