1.   The country is nearing the capability to produce nuclear weapons.

2.   Lamfalussy said that EU countries are nearing convergence on the price stability criteria set out in Maastricht.

3.   They have the feel of finality as the country nears its decision.

4.   A geophysics expert at Tokyo University warned on Monday that the evidence indicates the country could be nearing a large-scale seismic movement.

5.   Directors of Russian defense plants said Thursday that the country is nearing a time when it will not have modern technology to produce weapons.

6.   Many European countries were already nearing the close of their peak summer season for tourism before the attacks.