I do not follow, say, political campaigns, or the ins and outs of various pieces of legislation, as closely as some of my friends do.
Former Senator Bob Graham, Democrat of Florida, followed General Hayden's work closely as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and co-chairman of the joint Congressional inquiry into the 9/11 attacks.
If Mitt Romney wins, no appointment is likely to be examined inside the Beltway as closely as that of a new Secretary of Defense.
Vitrue has been following Pinterest closely as part of our normal vigilant assessment of the social space.
"They're watching those court battles in Minnesota very closely, as all of us are," Gregory Floyd, president of the Teamsters Local 237 union, told HuffPost, referring to New York lawmakers.
"There had to be a thousand of these schemes in the course of 30 years that I reviewed closely as part of my job as a consultant," Mr. Adams, 59, said.
I follow tech very closely as part of my job and life, so no many of the facts and anecdotes weren't entirely new to me.
FEW sartorial choices are scrutinised as closely as those of Muslim women.
Asked by the AP reporter if he follows NASCAR, Romney responded, "Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans.
English FA representatives will watch closely, as part of deciding whether it is worth bidding again, to host the 2030 tournament, after the humiliating defeat they suffered in 2010 for their £21m bid to host this one.
