close in in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for close in in the English»Italian Dictionary

close in VB [kləʊz -]

close in winter:

avanzare

close in night:

calare

close in jungle, forest:

avvicinarsi sempre più

the days are closing in

i giorni cominciano ad accorciarsi

to close in on sb, sth pursuers, enemy:

circondare qn, qc

to close in on sb, sth darkness, fog:

calare su qn, qc

Translations for close in in the English»Italian Dictionary

in close pursuit, in hot pursuit

alle calcagna (di qn)

Translations for close in in the Italian»English Dictionary

in primo piano

in close-up, in the foreground

calare notte, nebbia, buio:

to close in

serrarsi

to close in

circondare città, nemico

to close in on

Translations for close in in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.close¹ [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊs] N

1. close (road):

close

strada f privata

2. close (of cathedral):

close

= terreno cintato circostante una cattedrale

II.close¹ [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADJ

1. close (with tight links):

close relative

prossimo, stretto

close resemblance

stretto

to bear a close resemblance to sb, sth

assomigliare molto a qn, qc

close links with POL country, group, twinned town etc.

stretti legami con

to work in close collaboration with sb

lavorare in stretta collaborazione con qn

in close contact with government department, friend, etc.

in stretto contatto con

2. close (intimate):

close friend, adviser

intimo (to di)

they have a close friendship

sono amici intimi

3. close (almost equal):

close result, vote

vicino, simile

“is it the same?” - “no but it's close”

“è lo stesso?” - “no ma è molto simile”

a close copy of his signature

un'imitazione quasi perfetta della sua firma

it's a close match (of colour, hairpiece)

è molto simile

4. close (decided by a narrow margin):

close contest, finish

tirato, serrato

5. close (careful, rigorous):

close scrutiny, examination, study, supervision

attento, accurato, preciso

to pay close attention to sth

prestare molta attenzione a qc

to keep a close watch or eye on sb, sth

tener d'occhio attentamente qn, qc

6. close (compactly aligned):

close texture, grain, print, handwriting

fitto, compatto

close military formation

serrato

7. close (stuffy):

close weather

afoso

it's close

c'è afa

8. close (secretive) inf:

she's been very close about it

è stata molto riservata

III.close¹ [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADV

1. close (nearby):

to live, work quite close (by)

vivere, lavorare abbastanza vicino

they look closer than they are

sembrano più vicini di quanto in effetti non siano

how close is the town?

quanto dista la città?

it's close, I can hear it

è vicino, lo sento

the closer he came

più si avvicinava

to bring sth closer

portare qc più vicino

to follow close behind

seguire dappresso

to hold sb close

stringere qn

close together

stretti insieme

to come closer together

avvicinarsi

to draw close

avvicinarsi

2. close (close temporally):

the time is close when

si sta avvicinando il momento in cui

how close are they in age?

quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra loro?

Christmas is close

Natale è vicino

3. close (almost):

that's closer (to) the truth

questo è più vicino alla verità

“is the answer three?” - “close!”

“la risposta è tre?” - “ti sei avvicinato molto!”

IV.close enough ADV

1. close enough (sufficiently near):

that's close enough (no nearer)

è vicino abbastanza

that's close enough (acceptable as answer)

può andare

to be, come close enough to do

essere, venire abbastanza vicino per fare

2. close enough (approximately):

there were 20 yachts or close enough

c'erano 20 yacht o giù di lì

V.close to PREP

1. close to lit place, person, object:

close to

vicino a

close to where

vicino al posto in cui

closer to

più vicino a

how close are we to…?

a quale distanza siamo da…? quanto siamo vicini a…?

2. close to (on point of):

close to hysteria, collapse

vicino a

to be close to tears

essere sul punto di piangere

to be close to doing

essere sul punto di fare

3. close to (almost at):

closer to 40 than 30

più vicino ai quaranta che ai trenta

to come closest to ideal, conception

avvicinarsi di più a

to come close to doing

stare per fare

he came close to giving up

stava per rinunciare

how close are you to completing…?

quanto ti manca per completare…?

close to the time when

vicino al momento in cui

it's coming close to the time when we must decide

si sta avvicinando il momento in cui dovremmo prendere una decisione

VI.close¹

close close to ADV also close on (approximately) inf:

close to or on 60 people inf

circa 60 persone

close to or on a century ago inf

circa un secolo fa

VII.close by PREP

close by wall, bridge:

close by

vicino a

VIII.close by ADV

the ambulance is close by

l'ambulanza è vicina

IX.close¹ [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊs]

it was a close call or shave or thing inf

c'è mancato poco or un pelo

(from) close to or (from) close up inf

da vicino

I.close² [Brit kləʊz, Am kloʊz] N

1. close (end):

close

fine f

to bring sth to a close

portare a termine qc

to draw to a close or to come to a close

finire or terminare

at the close of day liter

sul finire del giorno

2. close ECON:

close (of trading)

chiusura f

at the close

in chiusura

II.close² [Brit kləʊz, Am kloʊz] VB trans

1. close (shut):

close container, door, window, eyes, mouth, mind, book, file, museum, office, shop

chiudere

2. close (block):

close border, port, airport, pipe, opening

chiudere

close road, area of town

chiudere, impedire l'accesso a

3. close (close down):

close factory

chiudere

4. close (bring to an end, agree):

close meeting, discussion, deal, contract, sale, investigation, case

chiudere, concludere, portare a termine

close account

chiudere

to close the meeting, we have

per concludere la riunione abbiamo

5. close (reduce):

to close the gap fig

ridurre lo scarto (between tra)

to close the gap on sb, sth

ridurre la distanza su qn, qc also fig

to close the gaps (improve fault)

colmare le lacune (in in)

6. close ELEC:

close circuit

chiudere

III.close² [Brit kləʊz, Am kloʊz] VB intr

1. close (shut):

close airport, office, polls, shop, station:

chiudere (for per)

close door, window, container, lid, eyes, mouth:

chiudersi

the museum has just closed

il museo ha appena chiuso

2. close (cease to operate):

close business, factory, mine, institution:

chiudere

3. close (end):

close meeting, enquiry, play, concert, season:

finire, terminare

to close with scene, event, song

terminare, concludersi con

4. close ECON:

close currency, index, shares, market:

chiudere (at a)

the market closed down, up

il mercato ha chiuso al ribasso, al rialzo

the pound closed up against the franc

la sterlina ha chiuso in rialzo rispetto al franco

5. close (get smaller):

close

ridursi

the gap is closing between X and Y

la distanza tra X e Y si sta riducendo also fig

6. close (get closer):

close pursuer, enemy:

avvicinarsi (on a)

7. close (heal):

close wound:

chiudersi

IN

IN → Indiana

IN

Indiana

See also Indiana

Indiana [Brit ˌɪndɪˈanə, Am ˌɪndiˈænə]

Indiana

Indiana m

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

breve

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

corto

a short time ago

poco tempo fa

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

2. short:

short (not of great length) animal's coat, fur, hair, dress, stick

corto

short (very short) animal's coat, fur, hair

raso

short distance

breve

the suit is too short in the sleeves

le maniche del vestito sono troppo corte

to have one's hair cut short

farsi tagliare i capelli corti

to win by a short head (riding)

vincere di mezza testa

3. short (not tall):

short person

basso

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

scarso

to be in short supply

essere a corto di riserve

food, coal is getting short

il cibo, il carbone comincia a scarseggiare

time is getting short

il tempo sta per finire

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insufficiente

we're short by three

ce ne mancano tre

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

mi ha fregato sul peso

6. short (lacking):

I am, he is short of sth

mi, gli manca qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

mancare di

to go short of clothes, money, food

essere a corto di

my wages are £30 short

ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I don't want you to go short

non voglio che ti manchi qualcosa

I'm running short of sth

sto esaurendo qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

8. short mai attrib. (abrupt):

short person, personality

brusco, burbero

short laugh

breve

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

breve

10. short ECON:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

frolla

II.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

short stop

improvvisamente

to stop short of doing

fermarsi un attimo prima di fare, stare quasi per fare

cut short sth, cut sth short holiday, visit, discussion

accorciare, abbreviare

to cut the conversation short

tagliare corto

cut sb short

interrompere qn

III.in short ADV

in short

in breve

in short

gbrevemente

IV.short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

poco meno di

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

short of

a meno di

short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving

a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso impedirgli di andarsene

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELEC:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINE:

short

cortometraggio m

4. short ECON (deficit):

short

ammanco m

short

deficit m

5. short ECON (on stock exchange):

short

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts N

shorts npl:

shorts

shorts m

shorts

pantaloncini m

shorts (underwear)

mutande f da uomo

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un paio di pantaloncini (da tennis)

VII.also short-circuit VB trans ELEC

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VB intr ELEC

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf , to have sb by the short and curlies Brit inf

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

sottovalutarsi

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

I.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn] PREP

1. in (expressing location or position):

in Paris

a Parigi

in Spain

in Spagna

in hospital

in or all'ospedale

in school

a scuola, nella scuola

in prison, class, town

in prigione, in classe, in città

in the film

nel film

in the dictionary

sul or nel dizionario

in the newspaper

sul giornale

in the garden

in or nel giardino

I'm in here!

sono qui dentro!

to be in bed

essere a letto

2. in (inside, within):

in

in

in

dentro

in the box

nella scatola

there's something in it

c'è qualcosa dentro

3. in (expressing a subject or field):

in

in

in insurance, marketing

nelle assicurazioni, nel marketing

a course in history

un corso di storia

degree in philosophy

laurea in filosofia

expert in computers

esperto di computer, d'informatica

4. in (included, involved):

to be in the army

essere nell'esercito, prestare servizio militare

to be in politics

occuparsi di politica

to be in the team, group, collection

far parte della squadra, del gruppo, della collezione

to be in on inf secret

essere al corrente di

5. in (in expressions of time):

in May

a or in maggio

in 1987

nel 1987

in the night

di, nella notte

in the twenties

negli anni '20

at four in the morning

alle quattro del mattino

at two in the afternoon

alle due del pomeriggio

6. in (within the space of):

in

in

to do sth in 10 minutes

fare qc in 10 minuti

in a matter of seconds

in pochi secondi

7. in (expressing the future):

in

tra

I'll be back in half an hour

sarò di ritorno tra mezz'ora

8. in (for):

in

da

it hasn't rained in weeks

non piove da settimane

9. in (during, because of):

in

in, per, a causa di

in the confusion, he escaped

nella confusione, è scappato

in his hurry he forgot his keys

nella fretta ha dimenticato le chiavi

10. in (with reflexive pronouns):

it's no bad thing in itself

in sé non è una brutta cosa

how do you feel in yourself?

che cosa provi?

learning Italian is not difficult in itself

di per sé, imparare l'italiano non è difficile

the library is a fine building in itself

di per sé, la biblioteca è un bell'edificio

11. in (present in, inherent in):

you see it in children

lo si vede nei bambini

it's rare in cats

è raro nei gatti

we lost a talented surgeon in Jim

con Jim abbiamo perso un chirurgo di talento

he hasn't got it in him to succeed

non ha la stoffa per farcela

there's something in what he says

c'è qualcosa di vero in ciò che dice

12. in (expressing colour, composition):

in

in

it comes in green

c'è (in) verde

available in several colours

disponibile in vari colori

bags in leather and canvas

borse di pelle e tela

13. in (dressed in):

in

in

in jeans

in jeans

in a skirt

con la gonna

in sandals

coi sandali

dressed in black

vestito di nero

14. in (expressing manner or medium):

in German

in tedesco

in one dollar bills

in banconote da un dollaro

in B flat

in si bemolle

“no, ” he said in a whisper

“no” disse sussurrando

chicken in a white wine sauce

pollo in salsa di vino bianco

peaches in brandy

pesche al brandy

in pencil

a matita, con la matita

15. in (as regards):

rich, poor in minerals

ricco, povero di minerali

deaf in one ear

sordo da un orecchio

10 cm in length

10 cm di lunghezza

equal in weight

dello stesso peso

16. in (by):

in accepting

nell'accettare, accettando

in doing so

nel fare ciò or facendo ciò

17. in (in superlatives):

in

di

the tallest tower in the world

la torre più alta del mondo

18. in (in measurements):

there are 100 centimetres in a metre

ci sono 100 centimetri in un metro

what's that in centimetres?

quant'è in centimetri?

have you got it in a 16?

avete il 46?

in a smaller size

in una taglia più piccola

there's only 1 cm in it

c'è solo un cm di differenza

there's nothing in it

sono più o meno uguali

the temperature was in the thirties

la temperatura superava i trenta gradi

19. in (in ratios):

a gradient of 1 in 4

una pendenza del 25%

a tax of 20 pence in the pound

una tassa di 20 penny per ogni sterlina

to have a one in five chance

avere una possibilità su cinque

20. in (in approximate amounts):

in their hundreds

a centinaia

in their thousands

a migliaia

to cut, break sth in three

tagliare, rompere qc in tre

21. in (expressing arrangement):

in a circle

in cerchio

in rows of 12

per file di 12

in pairs

a or in paia, a coppie

in bundles

a or in pacchi

22. in (expressing age):

she's in her twenties

è una ventenne, ha tra i venti e i trent'anni

people in their forties

i quarantenni

in old age

nella vecchiaia

23. in:

in and out of he's always in and out of the house or room

esce e entra in continuazione

to weave in and out of traffic, tables

fare la gincana tra

to be in and out of prison all one's life

entrare e uscire di prigione tutta la vita

to be in and out of hospital a lot

entrare e uscire dall'ospedale molte volte

24. in:

in that

poiché, per la ragione che

II.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn] ADV

1. in (indoors):

to come in

entrare

to run in

entrare di corsa

to come in and out

entrare e uscire

to ask or invite sb in

fare entrare qn or invitare qn a entrare

in with you!

su, entra!

2. in (at home, at work):

to be in

esserci

you're never in

non ci sei mai

I'm usually in by 9 am

di solito arrivo per le 9

to come in two days a week

venire al lavoro due giorni alla settimana or esserci due giorni alla settimana

to be in by midnight

rientrare per mezzanotte

to spend the evening in, to have an evening in

passare la serata a casa

to stay in

stare or rimanere a casa

3. in (in prison, in hospital):

he's in for murder

è dentro or in carcere per omicidio

she's in for a biopsy

è ricoverata per fare una biopsia

4. in (arrived):

the train is in

il treno è in stazione

the ferry is in

il traghetto è entrato in porto

the sea or tide is in

la marea è alta

5. in SPORTS (within the boundary):

the ball or shot is in

la palla è buona or dentro

(batting) England is in

l'Inghilterra alla battuta

6. in (gathered):

the harvest is in

il raccolto è immagazzinato

7. in (in supply):

we don't have any in

non ne abbiamo, li abbiamo finiti

I should get some in tomorrow

me ne dovrebbero arrivare alcuni domani

we've got some new titles in

ci sono arrivati dei nuovi titoli

to get some beer, a video in

(andare a) prendere della birra, una videocassetta

8. in (submitted):

applications must be in by the 23rd

le domande devono pervenire entro il 23

the homework has to be in tomorrow

i compiti vanno consegnati domani

9. in (elected to office):

in

al potere

Democrats are in

i democratici sono al potere

they got in at the last election

furono eletti alle ultime elezioni

III.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn] ADJ (fashionable)

to be in, to be the in thing

essere alla moda, essere in

it's the in place to eat

è un ristorante alla moda

IV.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn] N

1. in:

the ins

i membri del partito al potere

Phrases:

ins and outs

retroscena, dettagli

to know the ins and outs of an affair

conoscere i retroscena di una vicenda

V.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn]

to be in at the finish

essere presente alla fine, all'ultima fase

to be in on the plan inf

partecipare al piano

I wasn't in on it inf

io non ne facevo parte

to have it in for sb inf

avercela (a morte) con qn

you're in for it inf

sei nei guai

he's in for a shock, surprise

avrà uno shock, una sorpresa or dovrà aspettarsi uno shock, una sorpresa

she has an in with the boss Am

la porta del capo è sempre aperta per lei

close in in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for close in in the English»Italian Dictionary

close in VB intr

1. close in (surround):

to close in on sth

circondare qc

2. close in (get shorter):

close in

accorciarsi

Translations for close in in the English»Italian Dictionary

to be in (close) proximity to sth

essere nelle (immediate) vicinanze di qc

Translations for close in in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.close¹ [kloʊs] ADJ

1. close (near in location, almost even):

close

vicino, -a

close combat

combattimento m corpo a corpo

2. close (intimate):

close

intimo, -a

close relatives

parenti m pl stretti

3. close (similar):

close

simile

4. close (unwilling to be frank):

close

riservato, -a

5. close (airless):

close

chiuso, -a

II.close¹ [kloʊs] ADV

close

vicino

to move close

avvicinarsi

I.close² [kloʊz] N

close (end)

fine f

close (finish)

finale m

to bring sth to a close

terminare qc

II.close² [kloʊz] VB trans

1. close (shut):

close

chiudere

2. close:

close (end)

terminare

close (end)

chiudere

close (bring to an end)

concludere

to close a deal

concludere un accordo

III.close² [kloʊz] VB intr

1. close (shut):

close

chiudersi

2. close (end):

close

terminare

close

chiudersi

in.

in. abbreviation of inch

in.

pollice m

See also inch

I.inch <-es> [ɪntʃ] N

inch

pollice m 2, 54 cm

she knows every inch of Miami

conosce Miami come le sue tasche

Phrases:

give someone an inch and they'll take a mile prov

dai a qualcuno un dito e ti prendono il braccio prov

to do sth inch by inch

fare qualcosa per gradi

II.inch [ɪntʃ] VB intr

inch

muoversi lentamente

I.in [ɪn] PREP

1. in (inside, into):

in

dentro

to be in bed

essere a letto

there is sth in the drawer

c'è qc nel cassetto

to put sth in sb's hands

mettere qc nelle mani di qu

in town/jail

in città/carcere

in the country/hospital

in campagna/ospedale

in Canada/Mexico

in Canada/Messico

2. in (within):

in sb's face

in faccia a qu

in the picture

nella forografia

in the snow

sotto la neve

in the sun

al sole

the best in New England/town

il migliore del New England/della città

to find a friend in sb

trovare un amico in qu

3. in (position of):

in the beginning

all'inizio

in end

alla fine

right in the middle

proprio in mezzo

4. in (during):

in the twenties

negli anni venti

to be in one's thirties

essere sulla trentina

in May

in maggio

in the spring

in [o a] primavera

in the afternoon

nel pomeriggio

5. in (at later time):

in a week/three hours

fra una settimana/tre ore

in (the) future

in futuro

6. in (in less than):

to do sth in 4 hours

fare qc in 4 ore

7. in (for):

he hasn't done that in years/a week

non lo fa da anni/una settimana

8. in (in situation, state of):

in fashion

di moda

in search of sth/sb

in cerca di qc/qu

in this way

in questo modo

when in doubt

in caso di dubbio

in anger

con rabbia

in fun

per scherzo

in earnest

sul serio

to be in a hurry

essere di fretta

to be in love (with sb)

essere innamorato (di qu)

in alphabetical order

in ordine alfabetico

written in black and white fig

messo nero su bianco

dressed in red

vestido di rosso

9. in (concerning):

deaf in one ear

sordo da un orecchio

to be interested in sth

interessarsi di qc

to have faith in God

avere fede in Dio

to have confidence in sb

avere fiducia in qu

to have a say in the matter

aver voce in capitolo

a change in attitude

un cambio d'atteggiamento

a rise in prices

un aumento dei prezzi

10. in (by):

in saying sth

nel dire qc

to spend one's time in doing sth

passare il tempo a fare qc

11. in (taking the form of):

to speak in French

parlare in francese

in the form of a request

sotto forma di richiesta

12. in (made of):

in wood/stone

di legno/pietra

13. in (sound of):

in a whisper

sussurando

to speak in a loud/low voice

parlare a voce alta/bassa

14. in (aspect of):

6 feet in length/height

lungo/alto 2 metri

in every respect

sotto ogni aspetto

15. in (ratio):

two in six

due su sei

to buy sth in twos

comprare qc due alla volta

10 in number

10 di numero

in part

in parte

in tens

in gruppi di dieci

16. in (substitution of):

in your place

al posto tuo

in lieu of sth form

invece di qc

17. in (as consequence of):

in return

in cambio

in reply

in risposta

Phrases:

in all

in tutto

all in all

tutto sommato

II.in [ɪn] ADV

1. in (inside, into):

in

dentro

to go in

entrare

to put sth in

mettere qc dentro

2. in (to a place):

to be in inf

essere in casa

to hand sth in

consegnare

3. in (popular):

to be in

essere di moda

4. in (up):

the tide is coming in

la marea sta salendo

Phrases:

to be in for sth inf

doversi aspettare

to be in on sth

essere al corrente di qc

III.in [ɪn] ADJ

in

di moda

IV.in [ɪn] N

the ins and outs

gli annessi e connessi m pl

IN [ɪn·ˌdi·ˈæ·nə] N

IN abbreviation of Indiana

IN

IN

See also Indiana

Indiana [ɪn·ˌdi·ˈæ·nə] N

Indiana

Indiana f

close ADV

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to get closer (physically)

avvicinarsi

to bring sb closer (emotionally)

avvicinare qu

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No other industrialized nation comes close in its reliance on coal for energy and economic development.

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An affidavit which reflected a better grasp of the facts close in time to the actual events may be used to refresh a witness's recollection.

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However, many farmers place posts apart as battens can bend, causing wires to close in on one another.

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You can catch either close in or at range, an ebb tide being the most productive.

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Don't dilly-dally too long, as the store is set to close in early 2017.

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The timing of these valves to stroke closed is a component of each plant's safety analysis and failure to close in the analyzed time is a reportable event.

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Larger molecules often exist in multiple stable geometries (conformational isomerism) that are close in energy on the potential energy surface.

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In baseball, there is always a psychological home advantage when the game is tied or close in the 9th or in extra innings.

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The shock absorber business was the last part of the site operations to close in the early 1990s.

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One had had the opportunity to industrialise and prosper, the other had not, and the gap would close in time.

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