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

Doctors in training may have to do hundreds of stitches in some cases to close the skin after an operation.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

The epidemic might have been even worse had it not been for the father of the actress Glenn Close.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

He believed that much of what was being said and done in Ohio was close to the crime of treason.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

To reduce costs, G.M.plans to close more factories and cut more jobs by the end of two thousand eleven.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

One sports writer later described Clemente's throwing, running and hitting during the World Series as close to the level of perfection.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

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

But close to half a million confirmed cases were reported to the World Health Organization as of November first.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

They had plenty of food and a good roof over their heads and the river ran close to their door.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

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

She often felt the faces of close friends when she was talking to them to discover their feelings.

VOA: special.2011.08.07

Land protests last year forced the company to close its factory in the Indian state of West Bengal.

VOA: special.2009.03.28

A crash of thunder sounded as a bolt of lighting struck the ground close to the basket where the rain babies slept.

VOA: special.2009.02.28