1.   He said the location close to the Long Island Expressway, the Cross Island Parkway and other roads should make the structure attractive to distributors.

2.   Nymex is looking for locations close to export terminals for further expansion, Wolkoff said.

3.   The developers said the location close to New York gave them an opportunity to sell power in an area with relatively high rates.

4.   Artillery duels continued Thursday in the same locations close to Knin, Risley said.

5.   The base would offer a secure location close to the United States for possible terrorist trials by a military tribunal.

6.   Two missing Australian aid workers are probably being held by Yugoslav authorities at a location close to the Croatian border, a CARE Australia spokesman said Sunday.