Sentence examples for be a close case from inspiring English sources

"In my gut, I think that it is going to be a close case".

Thus did this week's Supreme Court arguments over the Obama administration's health care law emerge as a historic test of federal power versus individual liberty, all the more remarkable given that just a few weeks ago, the overwhelming view of constitutional scholars was that this wouldn't be a close case, with even conservative justices likely to uphold the law.

I think it was a close case.

Dr. Carter emphasizes: "It was a close case then".

"Psychologically for jurors, if it's a close case, it will have an impact".

"It was a close case of statutory interpretation," she said, "but we respect the court's decision".

The Kentucky Supreme Court rejected that argument on May 7 , 2003 though the justices' reasons for doing so varied and the final opinion conceded that "[t]his is a close case on the law, and Heleringer has presented legal issues worthy of this court's time and attention".

It could be a close enough case that pulling a stunt like that could tip it against you," he continued.

"This was not a case that was determined on the margin, it was not a close case, it was not a well-argued case that fell down on the balance of probabilities," he said.

"It doesn't seem to me to be even a close case," said Laurence H. Tribe, the Harvard law professor.

The master in the King ruling emphasized that it was "not a close case" and "extremely unlikely" that Jordan's autism was connected to his vaccines.