If you are able to talk to a friend over the telephone, you feel that you are close ____ the actual distance is not shortened.
He whispered to his wife _________ he might wake up the sleeping boy.
—Can you tell me something about the history of cheerleading? —Sorry, I know nothing about it _________ I read in the magazine.
Jane was writing a letter _________ the other fans were watching a live television program.
We thought Mary would be elected cheerleader, but to _________ she failed.
The student, _________ the first place in the piano competition, is considering _____ abroad to learn classical music.