| season near | 2.11 | Expectations are high as the season nears. | ||
| election near | 1.97 | As the election nears, things begin to speed. | ||
| deadline near | 1.65 | Amnesty deadline nears end. | ||
| date near | 1.51 | Obviously security is tight as the summit date nears. | ||
| plane near | 1.05 | Early the next day, the plane neared the airport at Brussels. | ||
| time near | 0.99 | That time nears. | ||
| vote near | 0.86 | Vote nears on Samper impeachment. | ||
| company near | 0.59 | When the bank financing dried up, the company neared the brink. | ||
| end near | 0.59 | But the end was nearing. | ||
| talk near | 0.59 | Talks were nearing collapse. | ||
| millennium near | 0.53 | But, oh, how TV is the Terminator as the millennium nears. | ||
| ship near | 0.53 | The ship was nearing the harbour. | ||
| side near | 0.53 | Earlier Russian negotiators had said the two sides were nearing an agreement. | ||
| day near | 0.46 | They knew their playing days were nearing an end. | ||
| negotiator near | 0.46 | The negotiators were nearing a decision. | ||
| trial near | 0.46 | The trial is nearing the end of its fourth week. | ||
| troop near | 0.46 | As the security troops neared the house, the guerrillas opened fire. | ||
| bus near | 0.39 | The bus had neared the hotel when the explosion occurred. | ||
| campaign near | 0.39 | Nightmare campaign nears end. | ||
| country near | 0.39 | The country is nearing the capability to produce nuclear weapons. |