11.   Did the business close for a day or two so workers could be with their loved ones?

12.   Dopita was the choice at pivot, playing between Jaromir Jagr and Peter Bondra . . . Tough close for ex-Bruin Steve Heinze in LA.

13.   He could help keep the Knicks close for only so long.

14.   His research makes him the ideal person to write a history of klezmer, but his active involvement in the music brings him too close for objectivity.

15.   Maybe they simply like Hollings, whose conduct and voting record they have observed up close for three decades.

16.   Now, a bittersweet way of life is coming to a close for the few aging patients who remain.

17.   Only one week before the polls close for NHL award voting.

18.   Point guard Natalie Tucker is observing a baby up close for the first time.

19.   Port Aventura will close for the winter, but remain open as long as the weather is inviting, then reopen in April.

20.   Probably things are as close for the three makes, except for the Taurus, which seemingly has an advantage the way people are looking at it.