1.   But for most Muslims, Ramadan is a time of inner searching and drawing closer to God.

2.   He observed that many Russians are disappointed by the economic and political fruits of drawing closer to the United States and Western Europe.

3.   It is exploring ways of drawing closer to Sri Lanka.

4.   The Moreland neighborhood around Bybee and Milwaukie is now dotted with trendy cafes, with the distances between them drawing closer each year.

5.   With the possibility of American military action drawing closer, Primakov Friday made a bid for more time.

6.   Others say that with the presidential election drawing closer and several lawmakers likely to be candidates, parliament will be more splintered, making economic change harder to legislate.

7.   With the launch drawing closer and no end to the standoff in sight, NASA is bracing for what seems to be the inevitable.