My teacher is so near to me that I do not think of myself as apart from her.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

The overall key finding of our study is that the patient in Africa receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV can expect to live a near-normal lifespan."

VOA: special.2011.07.20

It is easy to tell that it must be a cold day because several of the men are sitting near a wood stove for warmth.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

The Andromeda Galaxy is big enough and near enough to be seen by the unaided eye in the star group Andromeda on a dark night.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

But it is difficult to read and judge a wave when it is near.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

The seeds need to be near what is called a mycorrhizal fungus.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

The memorial is near the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

"Part of what makes this film so exciting is how close it is linked to our present and very near future.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

The family settled in California, near a large military base, and that has a lot to do with where Alexei is now.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

One community group working near to where Mr.Obama used to help is the Inner City Muslim Action Network.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

As key mid-term elections near in November, the immigration issue is likely to draw more attention.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

South Korea says it is accelerating a project to build its own dams near the North Korean border to prevent surprise floods like this in the future.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

European countries have been trying to stem the tide of a near financial meltdown that started in Greece, but is now threatening to engulf other heavily indebted countries.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

Some political analysts argue that the issue is unlikely to gain any traction before then, especially if concerns over the near 10 percent unemployment rate and health care continue to dominate the political agenda.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

"It is our intention to conclude this phase of our discussions in the very near future, within the timeframes that you suggest, to enable us to move on to the more important phase,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

This part of the Illinois River near Morris is several miles southwest of the electronic fish barrier, a critical point along the Illinois waterway system meant to stop the Asian Carp from reaching Lake Michigan.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

Among the dead is the top An eyewitness at the Mogadishu airport, which is situated next to the AMISOM base, says the two cars entered the compound and then exploded near the petrol station located in the base.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17