11.   Peace has come this close because of sharp recent shifts in the military balance and a concerted diplomatic effort by the Clinton administration.

12.   The giant beast comes a close second to Argentinosaurus, another recent discovery now believed to be the largest dinosaur ever found.

13.   The people who came this close to being somebody.

14.   They came this close to telling Tony what his purse would be and what the rules would be.

15.   Bozo, made of boiled fermented grains such as millet, comes a close second as far as Kyrgyz beverages go.

16.   But few have come this close to toppling the government.

17.   It has never come this close.

18.   Hargrove also knows the experience of coming this close will make a repeat trip easier.

19.   But it came a close second in Stellenbosch, an Afrikaner university center in the heart of wine country, to candidates of the local agricultural union.