Sentence examples for closest part from inspiring English sources
In a neither-nor or either-or construction, the verb agrees with the closest part of the subject.
Its strategic advantages are clear: it is the closest part of Germany to eastern Europe, accessible via three motorway exits.
Being at the closest part of its orbit, the moon's path means that Britain is braced for its highest tides in 19 years.
In February 2000, about 550 pounds of drugs were confiscated in Shimane Prefecture, the closest part of Japan to North Korea.
Sea levels are expected to be 50cm higher than a normal spring tide this week as a so-called Supermoon – when the Moon is at the closest part of its orbit – combines with an alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth to create a perfect storm of cosmic forces.
DETAILS In the Bimini Islands, the closest part of the Bahamas to the United States at about 50 miles east of South Florida, this addition to the Bimini Bay Resort will occupy a private island connected to the resort by a small bridge.
Patients are also referred from neighbor territories, such as the Ionian islands (Kefallinia, Zakynthos, Ithaca, and Lefkas), and the closest parts of Korinthia, Fokida, and Messinia.
The rockfall closed part of a popular hiking trail at the base of the Palisades.
Though the "doughnut hole" is gradually closing, Part D remains an imperfect program.
The barge spilled 283,000 gallons of fuel and closed part of the river for six days.
