Sentence examples for Almost forfeited from inspiring English sources

And one tale crops up more than any other: the time that a game was almost forfeited on account of grass.

Japan, the defending champions and the winners of this competition five times in a row between 1960 and 1976, took the silver while the US also dropped down a step on the podium, their bronze medals almost forfeited when Raj Bhavsar and Kevin Tan produced dreadful marks of 13.750 and 12.775 on the pommel horse.

In this cramped space, which made large-scale maneuvers almost impossible, the French virtually forfeited the advantage of their overwhelming numbers.

How about forfeiting your life?

The district had the right to withhold nearly $5 million but released almost $4 million, forfeiting a key source of leverage.

Universal had slightly over one billion views struck off and Sony forfeited an almost identical number from its two sites.

The list of property to be forfeited, including almost 20 luxury cars, one of them a pink Cadillac, hints at a lavish lifestyle which may be about to be put on hold.

The mistake in the grant application caused the state to forfeit almost five points in the competition, known as Race to the Top; the state lost out on any money by three points out of a possible 500.

In Florida, state employees convicted of using their jobs to commit bribery, embezzlement or theft must forfeit almost all of their pension money, a spokesman for the state Department of Management Services said.

Christos M. Cotsakos, the chief executive of E*Trade, said last month that he would forfeit almost half of his $80 million in 2001 pay in response to criticism, including an investor lawsuit.

And here we have people forfeiting almost two full work weeks!