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The newsagents had taken the precautionary measure of closing for business during the day to avoid damage being caused to the shop.
Related: Groundless anti-terror laws must go | Letters Many peers expressed concern, but when highlighting aspects of this invasive control of our universities, schools, and national institutions they seemed quite unaware that its provisions (through the Prevent policy, set up in 2011) are already having lethal effects across the country, closing down public space where freedom lives.
UK growth for the first quarter came in at just 0.3%, half the pace of the 0.6% it recorded in the closing months of 2014.
Later, closing the Big Top, the Knife are just as enthralling, for entirely different reasons.
In contrast to Allin, Gary Barlow accepted an OBE publicly for his good works, despite privately playing his part in closing hospitals, schools, shelters, and women's refuges across the land.
No3 was not the Portuguese's finest, bundling over the line in the closing stages, but they all count 27 Real Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo, La Liga, 6 December 2014 Ronaldo opened the scoring by converting a penalty that he had won, sending Sergio Álvarez the wrong way on 36 minutes.
It is also proposing that the government can add $2bn to its coffers by closing loopholes on multinational tax avoidance, such as changing guidelines on what can be classified as company assets, and allowing the Tax Office to have greater oversight over big international firms.
When Wang says mildly he wanted to do knitwear, note that what this meant on the catwalk was a patent leather coat embossed to give a trompe l'oeil cable-knit effect, a modern take on chainmail, and Gisele Bündchen closing the show in a round-shouldered sweater with a necklace of crystals knitted into its structure.
Ron Austin Hadleigh, Suffolk David Cameron's closing comments perfectly illustrate the paucity of vision of today's pygmy politicians.
"Opportunities are closing down," he said in an interview with the Independent.
Closing your front door behind you at 4am, the cold morning air hitting your face as you step out into the dark, may not sound like an appealing way to start the day, but shooting at dawn is one of the most exciting and exhilarating experiences you can have with your photography.
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The term "closing" primarily functions as a verb or adjective , denoting the action of shutting or completing something, or describing the final stage of an event. Ludwig AI's analysis confirms its common usage in diverse contexts.
Expression frequency: Very common
