1.   Staff turnover has been high in the last few years as school closure has loomed closer.

2.   --In China and Hong Kong, where the probability of devaluation there looms closer.

3.   Other difficulties loom closer to home.

4.   Still, for those who worry about diseases which have an inherited familial form, a frightening certainty looms closer with each genetic discovery.

5.   Suddenly, Tony Casillas, the best unsigned defensive tackle in football, looms closer as a Jet.

6.   They scored enough, which made October loom even closer.

7.   That may be why a feud between Leverkusen and Dortmund coaches continue to heat up as the decision on the title looms ever closer.