41.  But that freedom has now made Hillbrow the nearest thing in South Africa to the worst of big-city living.

42.  The combination has provided an arena for the armed forces to mount the nearest thing possible to a full-scale combat action in peacetime.

43.  He is the nearest thing England have to a total rugby player.

44.  Ifo calculates a widely-watched monthly business climate index, the nearest thing the country has to an industrial confidence barometer.

45.  A whole range of coordinates, including the ubiquitous scarves, came in cream stamped with black velvet floral motifs, the nearest thing to flock wallpaper.

46.  The Ifo index is the nearest thing Germany has to an industrial confidence barometer.