Sentence examples for on close to from inspiring English sources

Described as Midcentury Modern ranch in style, the 1963 one-level home is set on close to half an acre.

"He comes on close to the vest," Lombardi said.

Yet Hoff could count on close to ninety per cent of his seedlings surviving into their second year.

Lenox Hill alone has taken on close to 300 NYU doctors, about 600 nurses, and about 150 doctors in training, fellows and medical students.

But the firm's 16,000 brokers remain the envy of the industry with their great brand and their hold on close to $2 trillion in assets.

The company, whose headquarters are on a nondescript stretch of Bloomfield Avenue here, puts on close to 400 performances a year, including residencies and workshops, at schools and other sites around the country.

Since he joined Bath, the 6ft wing has put on close to two stones in weight and now weighs over 16.

All the scary activity is going on close to the grown-ups, but the grown-ups are turned away.

My association with The Women's Sports Foundation is going on close to 10 years now, and it has truly been an honor.

He praised the arrangements of "Adiemus", "Barcarolle", "Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence" and "Blow the Wind Southerly", but noted that "on "Close to You" and other tracks, "the lack of emotional weight is telling".

Both the α″/α″ and β/α″ interfaces comprised a series of {2¯11}β//{110}α′′ terraces and steps when viewed edge-on (close to [001]α′′).