Sentence examples for closely against from inspiring English sources

The two sides intended to stand closely against the walls were normally undecorated.

Strikingly, the culture that jostles up most closely against American noir is Chinese: prescient, considering that in 1982 Deng Xiaoping's reforms were still in their early stages.

Both architects, Prussian and Mexican, understood the mollifying play of water when set closely against the clean lines of modern buildings.

She took out her phone and Googled it, and he used the excuse of looking together at the little glowing screen to press more closely against her.

At a hypothetical 220p per Vodafone share, funded 50 50 with debt and Verizon stock, we show that mid-term earnings per share accretion at the Verizon level matches up closely against around 20% upside offered to Vodafone shareholders.

So in this new environment, social landlords will need to pit themselves more closely against the best in the private sector to ensure they make savings while keeping the quality of their services high.

Did my tentmates, Stiles and Veneris, the two platoon leaders whose cots lay so closely jammed against mine, feel the same terror?

An American diplomatic cable published Monday says Israel and the Palestinian Authority worked closely together against Hamas as it took over Gaza.

In a telephone interview Mr. Hurwitz said that "Running Wilde" was built to be different from "Arrested Development" and that he did not expect that it would be as closely measured against his earlier series as it was.

On June 20 Monroe — keeping her mink coat closely held against her cheek so she wouldn't be recognized — accompanied him to Penn Station, where he boarded the train to Washington.

But it offers a glimpse of the clandestine battle going on in the remote mountains and deserts of Yemen, where Saudi Arabia and the United States have worked closely together against a militant network that remains determined to strike American targets.