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Discover LudwigThe phrase "borders on being" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to describe something that is very close to a particular state or condition, often with a negative connotation. Example: "His behavior borders on being disrespectful, which is unacceptable in our workplace."
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The story borders on being an emotionally satisfying one but never crosses over to that state.
Here Kagan's revisionism borders on being misleading.
"Carl isn't really dishonest, but his cleverness borders on being sneaky," Magurno said.
In west Rio, the city's mafia heartlands, Freixo's name borders on being a swearword.
The then UK minister for the environment, Phil Woolas, said bottled water "borders on being morally unacceptable".
It borders on being unpronounceable, and as some indigenous wags pointed out, ends with a rather unfortunate "eew" sound.
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"You can't forget that before Nigel came in this was bordering on being one of the club's worst seasons ever".
Some residents bordered on being outraged.
The Crimson Tide's rival, Auburn, is bordering on being a top-25 team in Coach Gene Chizik's second season.
In fact, as far as she was concerned there were so many it bordered on being unreadable.
To be sure, employee involvement is not always necessary and in certain forms can border on being illegal.
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