21.   Drake won the National Midget Car race and closed to within a point of Kahne, the series leader, who finished second.

22.   Each time Houston closed to within seven or eight points, the Sonics responded with a score.

23.   Even as he closed within one victory of the championship, coach Phil Jackson said he was too focused on the present to think about his place in history.

24.   Federal Communications Commission officials predict the sale will close within days.

25.   Financial markets closed within minutes of the attacks and officials evacuated hundreds of office buildings and retail centers across the country.

26.   General Dynamics said the transaction was approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close within a month.

27.   Gordon never could close within a car length, though he also skirted the same traffic as Martin.

28.   He suddenly closed to within eight points of the president.

29.   Her singing is more than adequate for the pair of arias Lloyd Webber has gifted her, but even within them Close is foremost an actress.

30.   If the injunction is lifted, all sides expect The Star-Bulletin to close within days.