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closely English

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closely

If something is closely related, linked, or involved it is strongly so. The birds on this island are closely related to those on the mainland. If you watch something closely, you watch it very carefully. If you work closely with somebody, you cooperate a lot in the work. If one thing follows another closely, they are close in space or time.

closely

in a close relation or position in time or space the onsets were closely timed houses set closely together was closely involved in monitoring daily progress (= intimately, nearly) in a close manner the two phenomena are intimately connected the person most nearly concerned (= close) in an attentive manner he remained close on his guard

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Simple sentences

Watch his hands closely.
The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards.
The problem closely relates to our everyday life.
This question is closely related to that one.
Dutch is closely related to German.
My future is closely bound up with the finances of my firm.
We observed this plant closely for a few weeks.
Haiku are closely related to the seasons of the year.
He resembles his father very closely.
He listened closely to the speaker.
He closely resembles his father.
She closely resembles her mother.
Her vital signs are being closely monitored.
I will scrutinize you closely.
They studied them closely.
The events were closely linked.
Listen closely.
Watch closely.
Look closely.

Movie subtitles

They, in turn, were closely followed by the French.
Dr Mark Young is an astrobiologist looking very closely at Yellowstone's hot springs.
Well, Pistachio and Kaiser are the two main contenders for Best Dog In Show, with Roger and Duke following closely behind.
The astronomers run at full speed turning around each time they are pressed too closely and reducing the fragile beings to dust.
If we listen closely, it tells a lot about the days gone by.
Seward, I want you to have Renfield closely watched. by day and night, especially by night.
Watch her closely, and see that she does not remove it in her sleep.
He must be watched closely day and night.
As a matter of fact, it's very closely held.
We shall all get to know each other pretty closely.
Now watch closely.
You're as closely related to him as he is, and what did you get?
The chase after huge profits is followed closely by their inevitable partners corruption, violence and murder.
Now try to follow me closely.
I advise you to follow the proceedings closely and to listen carefully to the charges brought against you.
Seward, I want you to have Renfield closely watched by day and night, especially by night.
I look closely at the gold piece. and suddenly I know who is my cavalier.
You guard the maid closely and if she wakes up and attempts to scream use this.
I've been watched so closely.
But by watching it closely. You disagree with Byam, Mr. Hayward?
You were saying, by watching the lantern closely.
Now, watch closely!
Watch closely! Close your eyes slowly. Slowly.
Club-footed people invariably bring their full weight down on the toe. If you look closely you'll observe that the weight of the man who made these footprints is normally balanced from toe to heel.
Watch closely, Kenichi.
Closely.
As he is your relative, he can inquire more closely into this than I can.
And he saw a man And he watched closely.from head to toes..
Watch closely, the hand is quicker than the eye.
Watch closely.
Watch it closely.
Listen closely, Nina.
I want you fellows to watch my men very closely.
Perhaps you're overanxious, watch her too closely, worry too much.
I didn't question him very closely about where he belonged.
Clarissa, i always say it doesn't pay to inquire too closely into the background of us summer saratoga folk. Take you, clarissa. You call yourself a lady, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you are one, does it?

News and current affairs

There are some who say that this would mean a loss of influence on the part of those countries which choose not to integrate more closely.
If one looks at foreign direct investment, it is clear that the two sides of the Atlantic are closely integrated.
These inequalities in outcomes are closely tied to inequalities in opportunities.
Of course, any assistance to North Korea would have to be monitored closely to prevent it from being diverted for military or other political purposes.
Europe's security services are working closely together within the Counter-Terrorist Group, and Europol's Counter-Terrorist Task Force has been re-established.
NEW HAVEN - We are in the midst of a boom in popular economics: books, articles, blogs, public lectures, all followed closely by the general public.
Sociologists of religion have long argued that in a monolithic religious environment, or when religious institutions are closely tied to the state, the overall religiosity of the public declines.
At a time of daunting crisis conditions, one should not underestimate the importance of this move not just for Argentina, but also for other countries, where leaders are watching closely for clues about how to deal with their own economic woes.
And all of this must be closely coordinated with the pursuit of supply-side reforms that promote robust, durable, and inclusive growth.
In such a medicalized framework it is morally and legally almost irrelevant who finally administers the lethal drug: if physicians are closely involved, there is no reason why they should not administer the lethal drug themselves.
Successive generations of post-war European political leaders initiated the European Union and then currency union in order to knit countries so closely together that another major war between them would become impossible.
As Managing Director of the IMF, I have had the privilege of working closely with Jim Wolfensohn, seeing up close a man with an extraordinary mission: the sustainable reduction of global poverty.
It is incumbent upon South Korea to keep both governments closely informed of its efforts to secure some control over North-South reconciliation.
Since then I have followed his career closely.
Bruni's own life path closely resembles any number of Bollywood stars who have made the transition from model to actress.
In literary terms, this conspiracy theory closely resembles The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, featuring secretive global elite with great power and wicked aims.
The figures that will be presented are the result of a lengthy process, in which the bureaucracy closely consulted with LDP.
Thus, the two candidates' campaigns are focusing heavily on a dozen or so states in which voters are closely divided and could sway the electoral college outcome.
Indeed, the operations of those parts of the financial system most closely related to technological improvements have slimmed down markedly: consider what has happened to the checking operations of the regional Federal Reserve Banks.
With our neighbors on both shores of the South Atlantic, Brazil is working closely to strengthen the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic (ZPCSA), which aims to keep the ocean free from rivalries foreign to it and from nuclear weapons.
But, when one looks more closely at why the US is so addicted to this unique kind of violence, the obvious is not so obvious.
The trip is being carefully managed by both countries, and is being watched closely around the world, with good reason: Sino-Japanese relations over the past decade have been turbulent, to say the least.
As Iran seeks to assert its influence and interests, as well as those of its Shia allies, its dispute with the Security Council over its nuclear program has become closely tied to its regional ambitions.
And when one looks more closely at how Chinese responded, both to the unrest in Tibet and the Sichuan earthquake, one sees tangible signs that the Chinese are embracing a greater degree of free speech.
But we also need to examine our responses closely, or risk repeating our shortsighted behavior.

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