How the country will close the gap is unclear.

All three countries had effectively closed the tap since Feb. 1.

And many countries that have never won have closed the gap by developing new talent.

Other countries will close their frontiers in quarantine, if they have not already done so.

He predicted that the country would close ranks against outsiders and become more defiant.

There was no door in the country closed to him, nobody who would turn down a request for a favour.

Some countries have closed their borders for exports of agricultural commodities and this has also contributed.

Unfortunately, the world's developed countries are closing their eyes to a tragedy which will affect us all through its complex implications.

Environmentalists had feared that the developing countries might close the door, but they did not.

Due to the tensions, the two countries have closed their embassies.