"We are getting very close to the point where anarchy will take over."

Something winked violet, close to the central point, then vanished again.

We're getting close to the halfway point in the season.

The second particle moved close to the null point in the center.

In Europe much meat is transported live and slaughtered close to the point of sale.

"My men have just found six more bodies close to the point at which we discovered this man," he said.

Silver perch have declined close to the point of extinction in the wild.

I try to get close to the point of what the eruv means to you.

I'm getting close to the point where I will probably deinstall it.

These relations are accurate close to the critical point in two- and three-dimensional systems.