The cat and the bear got closer than before.

这只猫和这只熊比以前更亲密了。

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The rules which the banks had agreed to observe made the opening of numbered accounts subject to much closer scrutiny than before.

银行同意遵守的规定使得开立编号账户受到比以前更严格的审查。

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Every statistic we have seen this year shows that people are considering their travel plans for longer and booking closer to departure than ever before.

今年我们从每一项数据中可以看出，人们考虑旅行计划的时间比以往更长了，而且比以往更接近出发日期才预订。

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Iranians living overseas, like Sedaei, watched Iran closer than ever before.

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The renewed debate comes when relations between business and NGOs (environmental and otherwise) are closer than ever before.

ECONOMIST: Business and NGOs

President GEORGE W. BUSH: The United States and India, separated by half the globe, are closer than ever before.

NPR: Week in Review: India; Guantanamo; Iraq; FEMA

Barack has said this election is going to be closer than ever before.

WHITEHOUSE: REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AT A CAMPAIGN EVENT