Toward the close of the year the British achieved other victories over the Turks.

接近年底时，英国取得了对土耳其的其他胜利。

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In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits, the average person can't see them all, of course.

在任何一年中，大约有十几颗已知的彗星在其轨道中接近太阳。当然，一般人看不到所有的彗星。

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The company announced it would close one third of its bookstores the next year as more people chose to read e-books.

该公司宣布，由于越来越多的人选择阅读电子书，明年将关闭三分之一的书店。

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In the United States alone, the number of infections in hospitals is estimated at close to two million each year.

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

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They can also cause them. In the United States alone, the number of infections in hospitals is estimated at close to two million each year.

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Market research firm Cahners In-Stat projects that by the close of the year 11.5 million broadband Internet connections (4.6 million DSL lines and 6.9 million cable modems) will be in service.

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If approved by your Board of Directors, we expect the transaction would close by the end of the calendar year.

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The Clyde and Forth stations are due to close by the end of the year.

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