Sentence examples for a whisker of disabling from inspiring English sources

The episode crippled the country's online banking system and came within a whisker of disabling emergency services.

We were within a whisker of a World Cup final.

In 2012 it came within a whisker of power.

The Queen finances a whisker of BrightHouse, the household goods business accused of exploiting its customers.

On Tuesday, Moody's downgraded Brazil's credit rating to within a whisker of junk status.

Six years ago he even came within a whisker of winning England back-to-back World Cups.

And at Headingley he came within a whisker of saving the series against Sri Lanka.

The Louvre came within a whisker of being flooded and much of its collection damaged if not destroyed.

Goode, Wade, Daly and Varndell came within a whisker of adding a third.

Youth unemployment rose by 20,000 and is now within a whisker of the one million mark.

So, GB within a whisker of USSR (should it magically reappear at the 2012 Games).