11.   Safety concerns will keep them closer to home, and holiday parties will be intimate gatherings instead of lavish celebrations.

12.   She opted to work from a home office because it was cheap and kept her closer to her kids and aging parents.

13.   Snow cover and clouds will keep readings closer to seasonal levels in the higher elevations.

14.   They both channeled their reviews into other outlets, but while Ebert publishes an annual movie guide, Siskel kept things closer to home.

15.   The Israeli delegation, for example, was to be kept closer to Western leaders than to leaders from harder-line Arab states, palace sources said.

16.   The Israeli delegation, for example, was to be kept closer to Western leaders than to leaders from other Arab states, palace sources said.