Sentence examples for To be close at hand from inspiring English sources

Hurricanes are unpleasant anywhere; on an island, help is unlikely to be close at hand.

With Asian nations still hungry for commodities, and company valuations low as a result of market volatility, big growth opportunities are said to be close at hand.

Presented as a goof of a fever dream in a surreal restaurant, the show kept springing surprises that required the audience to be close at hand and, often, part of the action.

The fence sitting from Yahoo provides some solace to Microsoft after a week where an AOL-Yahoo deal was said to be close at hand.

In contrast, the damsel in need of a knight in Rough Weather ($9.99) is a rich socialite who wants Spenser to be close at hand on her private island for her daughter's wedding.

The second perception, on the other hand, is one that Rahway would like to capitalize on, and that opportunity might be close at hand.

One decision that may be close at hand has to do with headcount: we have heard that there will be layoffs coming imminently.

The foundation for this new organization may be close at hand.

Vegetables and fruits should always be close at hand, in the pantry or in the fridge.

Thus, it seems that a tractable species concept for at least some groups of bacteria may be close at hand.

It will be to live a decent life with a decent income and participate in a diverse and exciting community where the things needed to live are close at hand.