101.   But she wishes it had been closed on Wednesday.

102.   But the curtain remains closed on the stage of tomorrow, and it should be.

103.   But the office that would handle the matter was closed on Tuesday, its employees furloughed by the shutdown of the federal government.

104.   But the perception of a company in turmoil was only strengthened by the departure of Eilers, following close on the heels of Joseph Graziano as chief financial officer.

105.   But, she said, the case was closed only on the computer.

106.   By the fall, the conglomerate had also closed on deals with the handbag-makers Angela Amiri and Judith Leiber.

107.   By the time the polls close on Tuesday, the major parties are likely to have spent everything they have in the bank now, and then some.

108.   Campbell, the rookie head coach, was asked what he did when he realized that the locker-room door had been closed on him.

109.   Canadian markets will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day long weekend.

110.   By December, the university plans to close debate on a new alcohol policy to be implemented the following fall.