by the close of

Its close relative, the Colossal Squid, may grow too much greater sizes, as evidenced by the size of sucker marks on sperm whales.(它的近亲，大王乌贼可能长得更大，抹香鲸身上的吮吸痕迹就是证据。)

The reading by President Summers on the flow of capital across countries, was kind of interesting, but the data did not come close to supporting the conclusions.(萨默斯总统关于国家间资本流动的解读挺有趣的，但是数据并不能支持他的结论。)

This is surprising when you consider the prevailing emphasis by scholars and trainers and managers on the importance of cultivating close interpersonal relationships at work.(当你想到学者、培训师和管理者普遍强调在工作中培养亲密人际关系的重要性时，你会感到惊讶。)

Consider that in 1990, roughly half the global population lived on less than $1 a day; by 2007, the proportion had shrunk to 28 percent -- and it will be lower still by the close of 2010.(看看1990年的时候，大约一半全球人口的日均生活费用少于1美元；而到2007年，该项比率已经缩减到28%——到2010年末它还会更低。)

The team is supported by and maintains close cooperation with other relevant departments of WHO in the delivery of this function.(在履行这一职能中，团队受到世卫组织其他相关部门的支持，并与他们保持紧密的合作。)

According to the article, the new manuscript is the only one kept by someone close to Einstein in the final years of his life.(据这篇文章说，这部新发现的手稿是唯一一部由爱因斯坦晚年身边最亲近的人保留的手稿。)

That process will end by the close of the first decade of the next century. That process will be over about 2010.(这一过程将在下个世纪前10年接近尾声的时候结束。)

At the time of this writing (November 2007) Apple had sold a whopping 100 million iPods, and is on track to ship more than 200 million iPods by the end of 2008 and 300 million by the close of 2009.(在写这本书时(2007年11月)苹果已经售出了超过1亿台iPod，这个数字在2008年末有望超过2亿，并在2009年结束时超过三亿。)

Since the signing of the "Declaration", China and ASEAN countries, guided by the purpose and principles of the "Declaration," maintained close communication and have active discussions on cooperation.(《宣言》签署以来，中国同东盟国家一道遵循《宣言》的宗旨和原则，保持密切沟通，积极探讨合作。)

I don't believe I'll come close to scratching the surface of what I would enjoy doing, by the time I've died.(我不相信，到我死的时候，我将接近抓挠我喜欢做的事情的表面。)