He had very few friends, and no close ones except Magda.

"And for the really close ones, that could well be enough to tip it."

St. John's, which has won three of its last four games after losing six straight close ones, had everything to lose tonight.

There would be half a dozen close ones, but no other case of clear Superiority.

But, overall, a home team gets the majority of close ones.

He occasionally provides guidance to the girls and their close ones at peace time.

We're in a must-win situation because we lost two close ones that could have gone our way.

We can learn from this game and win the close ones.

Then each of the girls got a message from their close ones.

"Especially when the game is on the line, we've been able to win the close ones."