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Meanings of slightly nearer in English

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Usage of slightly nearer in English
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A big German gun had come into action, slightly nearer this time.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
2
Brown prefers a key slightly nearer square than the standard design.
The new yorker
3
The form of the quotation has a slightly nearer resemblance to Luke x.
The Gospels in the Second Century / An Examination of the Critic...
4
The journalist edged slightly nearer this overheard dialogue, even as he stared resolutely ahead.
The marks of cain
5
The Turk would still have his water and would be slightly nearer his supplies.
How Jerusalem Was Won / Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign i...
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This is the George Inn, which is slightly nearer London Bridge than the Tabard.
Inns and Taverns of Old London
7
Had it been slightly nearer or slightly further away, victory would still have been theirs.
The Guardian
8
Even Maria wriggled slightly nearer-aninch or so.
The Extra Day
9
This fourth morning's journey had certainly brought them slightly nearer again to the border of civilization.
There was a King in Egypt
10
She even drew slightly nearer to him; and he, instantly responding, slipped a swift hand through her arm.
The Bars of Iron
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He moved slightly nearer to her.
T. Tembarom
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She moved slightly nearer to him.
The Way of Ambition
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This pulley is accommodated by moving the eccentric slightly nearer the crank and shortening the fly-wheel side bearing a little.
Things To Make
14
The position and angle of the camera change at regular intervals, drawing slightly nearer or drawing slightly farther back each time.
After dark
15
Again she started at his touch, and again, as if to rectify the start, drew ever so slightly nearer to him.
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories
16
She was in much the same position as before, perhaps drawn farther back into the dark, perhaps bent slightly nearer to the floor.
Lowboy
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Slightly nearer across language varieties
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