Sentence examples for close to a team from inspiring English sources

"It is important that we consider that we are as close to a team as we have ever been starting in January," he said.

One look at his body language and I could see this was not going to work -- not even close to a team fit.

Speaking on a patio at Whisper's mansion-turned-office off Venice Beach, Zimmerman said he had just moved to Los Angeles to be closer to a team of employees who search for trends and news by monitoring the 30 new Whisper posts each second around the clock.

"There's not so much pressure [with being a No. 1], but I want to set a good example for my team and I just want to support my team and get as many wins on the board for them as I can so we can be closer to a team win," Lee says.

The Falcons (10-6) have been nothing close to a finesse team in the four years Turner has played in Atlanta, including this season, when the team mixed into its scheme the fascinating and fast rookie wide receiver Julio Jones.

There is nothing close to a dominant team in the A.F.C.

New York are on one of their best rolls of the season, and with Derek Jeter getting closer to returning, the Yankees would have close to a complete team at just the right time.

Mr. Medvedev and Mr. Putin "are as close to a dream team as Gazprom could ever hope for," said Jonathan P. Stern, a British energy analyst and author of "The Future of Russian Gas and Gazprom".

"That's because Chelsea are very close to a new team in many ways.

Mohns, Kirk's high school coach, had close to a dozen teams ask for Kirk's transcript and game film.

Fabianski has not played for Arsenal this season because of a back injury and was close to a first-team return before suffering another setback.