1.   All three schools were closed until further notice.

2.   Come holiday time, Stanley closed the school and was off north quicker than you could say algebra.

3.   He remembers when schools were schools were closed for fear of catastrophic bombing raids in wartime Edinburgh and classes were spread among private houses.

4.   I have a suspicion that the local authority may be planning to close the school.

5.   Principals in New York can not tell school custodians when to open and close their schools-much less discipline or fire them.

6.   The school was closed as a precautionary measure following a chemical leak.

7.   The school was closed for two months while repairs were carried out.

8.   Parents were furious when rumours of plans to close the school began to leak out two weeks ago.

9.   Schools were closed when the roads iced over.

10.   The report concluded that the school should be closed immediately.