A polite phrase used to end a letter or other written communication.
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Examples for "closing "
Examples for "closing "
1 Spain said credit markets were closing to the euro zone's fourth-biggest economy.
2 Tuesday saw the ZAR continue the previous weeks' trend by closing lower.
3 But beyond Davos, refugee groups say doors are closing , especially in Europe.
4 Autagavaia said the Government took the right approach in closing Avele College.
5 EU countries would be required to follow these rules when closing banks.
1 The Bible Society's valediction , which appeared in the Thirty-Sixth Annual Report, read:-
2 He was well aware that the whole room had heard this valediction .
3 He had no friends with whom he was on terms of valediction .
4 He turned half-way up the stairs to cry his customary valediction .
5 It poured itself into one mournful, savage, sacred cry of salutation and valediction .
1 Never use "oblige" in the place of the complimentary close .
2 In these seven letters are given the body of the letter, with the salutation and the complimentary close .
3 Never omit "Yours" in the complimentary close .
4 The signature is written below the complimentary close and a little to the right, so that it ends about at the right-hand margin.
5 The following complimentary closes are proper for business letters:
1 If a touch of formal courtesy is desired, the forms "I am" or "I remain" may be used before the complimentary closing .
2 Complimentary closings in business letters, such as "Yours for more business," should be avoided as the plague.
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