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syntaxe, sens et valeur énonciative

groupes prépositionnels (GP)

close + topréposition (reprise) + N

'We were all close topréposition going crazy'

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One Jet

Closer topréposition a Wider Confrontation

NOV. 25, 2015

The New York Time

The Opinion Pages | Editorial

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Turkey’s downing of a Russian fighter jet on Tuesday

is just the kind of volatile incident that has been feared

since Moscow’s military intervention added

new uncertainty topréposition the already complicated

Syrian civil war.

The attack adds to tensions

between Ankara and Moscow,

which support different factions in Syria,

and threatens to worsen relations

between Russia and Turkey’s

NATO allies, which have been going downhill

since Russia invaded Ukraine.

(...)

One Jet Closer to a Wider Confrontation,
NYT, NOV. 25, 2015,
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/
opinion/one-jet-closer-to-a-wider-confrontation.html

Microsoft Said

to Be Close topréposition Naming a New Chief

JAN. 31, 2014

The New York Times

By NICK WINGFIELD

SEATTLE — Microsoft has spent five months

looking for a new face to help the company evolve

along with the mobile age.

Turns out,

it seems to be choosing a familiar face

and largely sticking to its current path.

Microsoft Said to Be Close to Naming a New Chief,
NYT, 31 January 2014,
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/technology/
microsoft-said-to-be-close-to-naming-satya-nadella-as-chief.html

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