Sentence examples for apparently close to from inspiring English sources

Johan Santana, the brilliant Venezuelan pitcher now apparently close to a move to the Yankees, is a national hero.

But when rebel forces took control of Tripoli and discovered Megrahi apparently close to death, the national transitional council said he would not be returned to Britain.

Calls for his re-arrest from US senators, lawyers and relatives of the Lockerbie bombing appeared redundant given Megrahi's condition, apparently close to death, filmed at his mother's house on Sunday and broadcast around the world.

The thickness of CdS about 50 60 nm is apparently close to the minimum possible value with the current technology used in the manufacture of CdS/CdTe solar cells [29].

On street level, head to Shibuya Crossing, directly outside the subway station, to marvel at the sheer number of pedestrians – apparently close to 100,000 people pass through the crossing every hour.

Adé has had a long, if not somewhat unfortunate career (in terms of global outreach; in Nigeria, he is apparently close to a deity).

And while he's a winner, poised and self-possessed, he's also a broken man, apparently closed to intimate relationships, reliant on "self-medication".

Much of why the deal – which was apparently closer to getting done than many had thought – flopped was probably out of the ambassador's control.

The base salary is apparently closer to the Flyers' $8.5 million qualifying offer, which Lindros rejected before last season, than the $2-$2-$3 millionse salary Lindros was willing to accept from the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The number was apparently closer to a couple of hundred employees at its peak. .

But it was apparently closer to a deal with that group than it was with Sony Music, which Kafka says is probably a good indication Apple will work through that minor barrier as well.