Sentence examples for closing the range from inspiring English sources
In a nonbinding referendum held on Vieques last Sunday, 68percentt of voters supported closing the range immediately.
It was to give islanders the choice of retaining the Navy -- and its exercises -- or closing the range in 2003.
"We're not going to have an alternative as good," said Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican of California, who opposes closing the range.
Lejoille replied with his own broadside, and the two ships continued firing as they sailed to the east, Généreux gradually closing the range with Leander.
By this time, the distance between the British and German ships was too great for accurate fire, so Beatty altered course four points to port between 4 12 and 4 15, closing the range.
The Austrian ships were first contacted during their retreat by a group of three French destroyers led by a small Italian scout cruiser, Carlo Mirabello, but the heavier guns of the Austrian ships dissuaded the Allied commander from closing the range.
At 16:07, lookouts aboard Scharnhorst spotted the vessel, and less than an hour later Scharnhorst had closed the range.
Spee was well aware of the British advantages and refused to allow Cradock to close the range.
Both ships were to close the range to 15,000 yards as quickly as possible, then turn for broadside fire.
