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Meanings of close to in English
Portuguese
aproximadamente (Of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Synonyms
Examples for "about"
Examples for "about"
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It's not just about state violence in the form of police violence.
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Water services assets book value is about 15 million euros, he said.
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The Health Minister David Clark said he was concerned about the situation.
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At present about 25 per cent of confirmed cases are health workers.
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Photo: Supplied New Zealand police would not answer questions about the case.
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However, most energy industry experts think the future involves some new nuclear.
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Good friends, good food, and some really good southern heart-pickin', foot-stompin' music.
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We often hear the term 'flood-ravaged' used in relation to some areas.
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The crisis left energy and construction companies unable to service some debt.
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However, some politicians and public health experts fear that may be premature.
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The great problem at Yosemite today is simply finding your way around.
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Today, he's thought to have around 16 million great, great,... great grandsons.
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Dublin: The Dublin market benefitted from the general rally around Europe today.
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Fishing industry groups around the North Sea are aware of the threat.
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The deal is said to be worth around £8 million per year.
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The company said its market cap currently is roughly 55 billion reais.
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The result was a roughly 16-month government investigation that involved extensive fieldwork.
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With twenty Boolean attributes, there are roughly a million different possible examples.
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The government wants to keep household debt roughly level with income growth.
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UniCredit has extended its guarantee contract by roughly 10 days, sources said.
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Across the EU, approximately one paediatric rheumatologist is available per million population.
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EU average health spending remains approximately eight per cent of national income.
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Each one produces enough electricity to power approximately 200 households a year.
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Claranova SA offers its products and services in approximately 100 countries worldwide.
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However, approximately one-fifth of patients with strong indications did not receive treatment.
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It's not just about state violence in the form of police violence.
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The First Amendment isn't just about protecting the right of free speech.
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It's just about impossible to get a good job here, Carey said.
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It's not just about working hard however, it's also about working smart.
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Access to reliable energy is not just about providing electricity, he said.
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They more or less agreed on the origin of the 'document': Moscow.
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Edwards had been working the state more or less constantly since 2003.
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The road follows more or less the course of the Orontes River.
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The result was that the US more or less destroyed the town.
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Similar, more or less formal standards are in place in other countries.
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However, the dominos really started tumbling in the past week or so.
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Four hours or so of catatonic despair; but nothing physical, nothing dangerous.
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Their identity crisis has exploded in the past four weeks or so.
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Good land is worth its weight in gold, or so they say.
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However, over the past 365 days or so, all that has changed.
Usage of close to in English
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Aid groups say health services across the country are close to collapse.
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As a result, the government lost just over close to R16 million.
3
A source close to Mr Ryan said this was not true, however.
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The annual increase was close to 6 per cent a year ago.
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Sources close to the case believe he must have had inside help.
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New Zealand was close to finding the majority of cases, he said.
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He said the Western Sahara government was close to initiating court action.
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One source close to News Corp said on Wednesday those talks continue.
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They came close to seizing power in a lightning attack last year.
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No US government official has come close to saying this in public.
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The police were posted outside her house for close to a year.
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Today the Napa Valley gets close to 5 million visitors a year.
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The local government says the redesign will cost close to R100 million.
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An industry source said it is close to a solution on that.
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A source close to the situation said that KKR was not interested.
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The communist state is now close to becoming JLR's largest single market.
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