Sentence examples for does not mean close from inspiring English sources

Mind you, closer does not mean close.

That does not mean closing the door on his dream of owning an N.B.A. franchise or running for political office.

Gauri van Gulik, Amnesty International's deputy Europe director, said: "Shutting a border like in Macedonia doesn't mean closing a route for refugees and migrants; it just means more business for exploitative smugglers, more dangerous routes, and more suffering for people who need protection and care.

"A close vote here does not mean a close vote there," Mr. Anderson said, referring to the meetings of the presbyteries, which will begin later this year and continue through next spring, concluding before the assembly meeting in June 2001.

"However, that does not mean we should close our eyes to the problems that come with it".

Press Association Sport understands that Bale's absence does not mean he is closer to a move to Madrid, despite reports in the Spanish media that the former Southampton winger could seal his move to Real in the coming days.

"As any family or friends would know, just because you have not seen each other for a few weeks does not mean you are not close to or do not care for that person".

Filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection does not mean a company is closing or liquidating; regulars are still filling tables in the back of Raffles, a coffee shop in the Radisson Lexington Hotel on Lexington Avenue at 48th Street.

But that does not mean the regime is anywhere close to falling.

But that does not mean he has not had close calls.

But just because the two men are close does not mean they were above a healthy dose of mind games and one-upmanship.