At the close of the Civil War I found myself without a home, without money and without work.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

The current list, issued at the close of the Bush administration, includes Burma,(),Eritrea, Iran,North Korea,Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

In the United States alone, the number of infections in hospitals is estimated at close to two million each year.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

In April,after the first cases in the United States, officials told schools to close at the first sign of an H1N1 outbreak.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

When he looked at the paintings up close, he saw brush strokes, texture and fields of color.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

The La Brea insects give scientists a close look at the history of insects in southern California.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

That is,he asked his accountant to take a close look at the finances of my company and decide how much it was worth.

VOA: special.2010.11.28

They can also cause them. In the United States alone, the number of infections in hospitals is estimated at close to two million each year.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

But the spirit of those Olympics always remained close as he developed early skills at the demanding Whiteface Mountain venue.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

At this stage of the journey, the migrants are still relatively close to their homes in Central America,and have yet to face the most dangerous parts of the trip.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

An expert on nuclear proliferation at the RAND Corporation in the United States, Brian Jenkins,says because of its proximity to Somalia and its close ties to the West, Kenya is vulnerable to the worst-case scenario, where an al-Qaida terrorist unleashes a "dirty bomb" in Nairobi causing the death of thousands.

VOA: standard.2009.05.01