Example collocations logo

Closer in sentence

683 examples of Closer in a sentence

He almost certainly will pay even closer attention as the intelligence-fueled investigations into his presidential campaign’s possible collusion with Moscow in 2016 close in on him.
A closer look at the debate reveals why.
In particular, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s position on North Korea’s nuclear program is closer to America’s than that of any of his predecessors.
European Union leaders have in recent summits come close to identifying a number of economic-policy areas where closer coordination would improve competitiveness, including sustainability of pensions, wage-to-productivity ratios, corporate taxation, investment in research and development, and the financing of major infrastructure projects.
Maybe then its judges would pay closer attention to sexual violence against women.
This is particularly true in view of today’s unstoppable progress toward closer economic integration, which will lead, happily or haphazardly, to greater political integration.
Europeans may want a more “normal” America, closer to their own values, but they simultaneously worry that a more modest America would demand more of them in the realm of “hard” military power.
But both NATO and the SCO have so far hesitated to engage in closer contact.
Closer ties between Russia and the European Union make sense for similar reasons.
And not only did they all agree on the desirability of better US-European coordinations, they also presented a long list of what could, and should, be done: lifting remaining trade impediments, perhaps even creating a "Transatlantic Free-Trade Area"; agreeing on rules to facilitate mutual investment; reducing the danger of major monetary crises through closer consulation; addressing jointly major ecological issues.
All the recent suggestions for closer transatlantic ties are not serious proposa1s to negotiate, merely declarations of good intentions But the problem cannot be doaged for long.
Financialization of the economy was the goal, neoliberalism was its ideological cloak, the Paul Volcker-era Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes were its trigger, and President Bill Clinton was the ultimate closer of the Faustian bargain.
If the euro – and indeed the EU itself – is to remain viable and democratic at the same time, policymakers will have to pay closer attention to the demanding requirements of delegating decisions to unelected bodies.
He does not respond to European pressure, even though Ukraine would gain political leverage from closer EU ties.
Though Lieberman has lately been advocating closer coordination with the US, his recent statements on the crisis in Ukraine, in which he discussed Israel’s relationships with the US and Russia in the same terms – as if they were completely equal – have raised the ire of US officials.
He has waged unconventional war in the West, while pursuing closer ties with the East, raising the likelihood that Russia will end up acting as China’s junior partner, without access to the Western capital, technology, and contacts that it needs to reverse its decline.
Israel’s settlement policies, opposition to the ever closer alliance between Israel and the US, and integration of the sensitivities of a growing Muslim population all contribute to explaining the evolution of Europe’s disenchantment with Israel.
On the contrary, the sustainable prosperity that would result from that adjustment would create a much healthier long-term foundation for continuing the quest for an “ever closer union” in Europe.
That scenario sounds entirely right – until, on closer examination, it turns out to be completely wrong.
This is why the majority of EU member states must never abandon the aim of an “ever closer union.”
Building the institutions of a market economy should be the main focus, not alignment with expensive EU standards in food production or the environment;The EU should gradually phase out its Common Agricultural Policy, which primarily benefits owners of large farms, and instead develop new instruments of financial assistance for its own poor regions and its new neighbours;Current EU members and successful candidate countries could make available large-scale training programmes in market-relevant disciplines for the young generation in CIS countries;Taking as a model the Stability Pact in the Balkans, the EU could offer concrete incentives, such as economic assistance and the prospect of closer integration, to stimulate parties to end unresolved regional conflicts in the Caucasus, Transdniestria and Central Asia;The main actors providing international assistance - including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, EBRD, the EU itself and the United Nations Development Programme - should ensure a minimum level of co-ordination to avoid duplication and waste.
And it includes closer cooperation with community groups, which should be engaged in disease surveillance and response.
Bolivia, also governed by a charismatic populist, was keen to develop closer ties.
How Dubai managed not only to survive, but to thrive, in the wake of the crisis warrants closer scrutiny.
But it’s worth taking a closer look at the premise that banning things is the smartest way to tackle global warming.
The regional economy would benefit from closer coordination of exchange-rate and monetary policies.
But has Europe’s financial aid brought peace any closer?
Likewise, patients with well-controlled NCDs who show no symptoms and are doing well on medications may need only occasional visits to a health-care provider, while those with more complicated cases could benefit from closer medical monitoring and counseling.
In both Syria and Iraq, this may require a closer look at the Muslim Brotherhood, an international political movement that many believe has infiltrated various Sunni radical groups, despite its public insistence that it is a nonviolent movement.
In that case, the UK might no longer grow at 2.75% annually, but say at closer to 2%.
BackNext