11.   Boston closed to within a goal early in the second with rookie defenseman Kyle McLaren getting his first National Hockey League point.

12.   A General Motors plant here closed within the past decade and many of these retired auto workers stayed on, Pribila explained.

13.   After the Timberwolves closed within three, Mario Elie knocked down two free throws and Charles Barkley scored off an offensive rebound and later added a free throw.

14.   Broughton said he expects the transaction to close within weeks.

15.   Brown at CSM predicted that the factory would close within a few days.

16.   But if he vetoed either measure, he would effectively ensure that the government would close within days.

17.   But vandalism and lack of use closed it within two years.

18.   By the time Turk Wendell came on for the seventh, the Mets had closed to within one run of the lead.

19.   Cayard and his crew, showing a tad more speed in the fading afternoon breeze, closed within a boat length of the Italians with a mile to go.

20.   Di Rupo said he expects the sale to be closed within six months.