1.   As jury selection has neared a close, the defense has cried foul.

2.   As the showdown with the lying lecher in the White House at last nears a close, the sanctimonious Congress is losing.

3.   As the millennium nears its close, however, we have become a culture of speed demons.

4.   He later admitted to feeling drained as the trial neared a close.

5.   Jumaine Jones of Georgia began crying as the first round neared a close.

6.   The Cuban lottery is nearing a close, and Livan Hernandez is apparently about to win big.

7.   With the case quietly nearing a close after four months, a juror in the Menendez brothers murder retrial has been kicked off the panel for not paying attention.

8.   As the summit neared a close, the presidents vowed to devote more resources to the problems of children in Latin America.

9.   He believed fighting in the capital was nearing a close.

10.   Many European countries were already nearing the close of their peak summer season for tourism before the attacks.