Albion substitute Saido Berahino, who had earlier volleyed over, came close to a last-gasp equaliser, striking the underside of the bar from an acute angle.
The Packers guessed that it was closer to a last gasp.
Yet, even then, that embryonic bugbear, the nation-state, got the better of a broadly benevolent empire.Are we so much closer to a lasting unity today?
After two decades of waiver [to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem] we are no closer to a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians". Indeed, the final status of Jerusalem never constituted a make-or-break issue in any previous negotiations.
We were close to a deal last June, and everything was shut down within a couple of days".
Major league officials said the Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies were close to a deal last night that would send a reliever to the Phillies.
NBC was close to a deal last night that would bring television's biggest hit comedy, "Friends," back to the network for another season, its 10th, executives close to the negotiations said last night.
HCA, the nation's largest for-profit hospital operator, was close to a deal last night to sell itself to a consortium of private equity investors for about $21 billion, people involved in the talks said.
Cousins came close to a crash the last two days, but he always pulled back.
By all accounts, the Senate, Assembly and governor had moved close to a deal in the last three days.
She was a series regular on "ER" for close to a decade and was last seen on screen in 2015's "Fire City: End of Days".
