1.   But in Georgia, the reason the gap narrowed is that the scores of whites in fourth-grade math fell closer to the scores of blacks and Hispanics.

2.   Chat rooms fall closer to speech, while e-mail is more like writing.

3.   Sure, it told us something about what was going on and it was a great visual, but it fell closer to voyeurism this time.

4.   While long-term rates, or bond yields, within the EU have fallen closer to or below German levels, a large gap in short rates remains.

5.   The Cowboys extended their division lead over Philadelphia while Kansas City fell closer to Oakland in their division.

6.   The earlier missiles, which fell closer to the Taiwan coast than any previous exercise, caused panic on Taipei financial markets.