| However, as elections draw near, Putin is experiencing more and more pressure to extend his presidency. |
| He promised that God would cleanse his people of all impurities so that they could draw near to him again. |
| Shall thou, unburied, view the Stygian waters and the Furies' strong river, and unbidden draw near the bank? |
| I too raise my voice, I beseech, beg and implore that no one draw near to this sacred table with a sullied and corrupt conscience. |
| As I draw near, I can smell the scent of Middle Eastern spices wafting in the wind. |
| This means that, as we draw near to the end of the month, the figures for May now look very different and spectacularly average. |
