11.   Rice guard Tommy McGhee made sure TCU never got closer.

12.   Streep initially signed on to play Bessie, but changed to Lee as the project, which was produced by De Niro, got closer to filming.

13.   The Giants thought they were getting something closer to Jordan.

14.   Their appearance at Dodger Stadium Friday reassured Los Angeles Dodgers manager Jim Tracy that the team is getting closer to increasing its depth at third base.

15.   They would not get much closer the rest of the way.

16.   What this does is get us closer to having the kind of life-support system you need to eventually go to Mars.

17.   Which leaves Villa staring north at the Sleeping Giant, wondering how to get herself closer to the dream.

18.   Will playing with mud and sticks get them closer to the earth?

19.   Playing in the final group, Dougherty could never got closer than the two shots he trailed Thorpe to start the round.

20.   Bush and Arroyo have agreed to allow U.S. military advisers to get closer to Basilan frontlines with local combat troops during the remaining weeks of the exercise.