But they also depend on how far away it is, how fast it is drifting by, and how close it is to the line of sight.
It's not something we've covered too closely to date, but there's no doubt about how close to him it strikes: a California appeals court decided against Apple today in the company's bid to force bloggers to turn over sources who leaked information about the Apple product codenamed " Asteroid" way in 2004 (remember that?).
Generally I found this Open highly enjoyable owing to how close it was.
Moreover, a person's risk of coming down with bipolar disorder is directly proportional to how many relatives have it and how close they are genetically to the individual.
That's what happens to a city more than a mile above sea level, no matter how close to the desert it might be.
You remember seeing the satellite how big that storm was and how close it was to the state of Florida?
Like any shift, it is important to keep a close watch on how it impacts your small business.
When considering a holiday home, check out how close it is to multiple courses.
How wide is your knowing-doing gap, and how actively are you working to close it?
But overlooked in that outcome it how dangerously close it came to tax increases.
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The best thing about Miami is how close it is to the rest of the US. That is only a slightly facetious statement.
As a white-space gizmo moves around a city, the channels it can use will change, depending on how close it gets to various transmitters.
"It really depends, " Mr. Bona said, on the condition of the apartment, the quality of the building and how close it is to the construction.
Although the FDA may know the company's whereabouts, Boisselier would not say where her lab is based nor how close it is to cloning a human.
To make his point, he has handed out white papers on the bungled border, pressed the issue with numerous Georgia politicians and appeared on a History Channel program called "How the States Got Their Shapes, " where he hit a golf ball from Huckabee Lane into the Tennessee River to show viewers how close it is.
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And so, and especially in Washington where everybody boasts about how close they are to power, it's hard to take anybody, let alone an admitted felon, at their word in terms of the access and influence they have.
Yet other automakers can't come close to Toyota on how much it costs to build cars.
Rather than divulging how to create Lightning connectors, it appears that Apple will be keeping the specifications close to its vest and assume the mantle of gatekeeper.
"Maybe it's good that it's so close to spring training because in spring training this is how it was every day (not playing regularly), " Buck said.
Some Mexicans question how far this goes, since it continues to close ranks around corrupt officials rather than expel them.
Pure Android enthusiasts may wince at the sight of TouchWiz (overlaid on top of Android 4.0.4) and from the brief time we played with the device, Ice Cream Sandwich looks a lot like how it arrived on our updated Galaxy S II -- it's not close to a stock Android experience.
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Instead, he jokes about how ironic it is that his wife made it to the NFL but he didn't come close.
Making each picture was like throwing a stone without knowing where it would land, how close to the unknowable and unreachable.
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No word on how close this is to feasibility or production, but it seems like a pretty exciting advance in water treatment.
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Not completely but close, just waiting to hear how it was going to be, so I could walk out of the surgery and get on with what was left of my life.
National plans cover topics such as who will be first in line for treatment, how to keep essential services running and when it might be a good idea to prevent public gatherings and close schools to slow the pandemic's spread.
The Federal Trade Commission is taking a close look at how online social networks are using people's data, and people close to the matter say it is increasingly focused on Facebook.
Chrysler and its deep-pocketed owners are underestimating how difficult and costly it will be to force dealers to close their doors.
Birdwatcher Andy Cotton said he was amazed at how close the bird came to inquisitive birdwatchers when he viewed it on Monday.
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