Sentence examples for near for from inspiring English sources
The barrel-shaped craft, about the size of a subcompact car, is called NEAR for Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.
Wentto observation platform when time drew near for border search.
Their benefactor is a little spaceship called NEAR, for Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.
Sling another carousel on the fire and draw near, for these are dark days.
"The end is very near" for Colonel Qaddafi, said Mr. Abdel-Jalil, the leader of the rebel's governing council.
The election is by now too near for the sort of major overhaul that electronic voting requires.
For Americans, Conrad's "incomprehensible" looms near: for cruise missiles and laser-guided bombs will not protect them from terrorism nor shield them from the political challenge they face.
[A16.] Deal Near for Travel Company Two British private equity companies are bidding jointly to buy Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, Europe's leading travel reservation company, for $5.7 billion.
In "Secret Treasure," it is a film crew that passes through, suggesting that the end is very near for the happy family's isolation.
"Temptation Near for Military's Problem Gamblers" (front page, Oct. 19) is a wake-up call for parents whose children are of enlistment age.
