Sentence examples for close to achieving a from inspiring English sources

The state is now close to achieving a decent compromise bill.

This weekend it is clear that the name Fukushima came perilously close to achieving a similar notoriety.

Unlike with pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon and syrah, nobody has come close to achieving a great nebbiolo wine anywhere else in the world.

We came close to achieving a better law in 2008, when reforming MPs proposed a number of changes to modernise the Abortion Act.

But the situation on that front has changed drastically for the better in recent years, because we're now achingly close to achieving a renewable-energy revolution.

He had come close to achieving a major breakthrough once before, in 2006, playing the twitchy yet cut-throat pimp in the cult film London to Brighton.

Neither has as many Fina ranking points as the swimmers who have been omitted, and neither has come remotely close to achieving an Olympic qualifying time.

Jonny Bairstow, Buttler's understudy behind the stumps, made a more encouraging 68 runs in two innings at the Dubai International Stadium – where England lost by 178 runs on Monday, despite a brave rearguard which came close to achieving an unlikely stalemate.

He could still come close to achieving an overall parliamentary majority on a vote share of just 32 per cent, but conventional calculations are thrown into question by the advance of Ukip and the Greens and their impact on the marginal seats which hold the key to election victory.

Manchester agrees: "They're very close to achieving an absolutely remarkable feat".

Unfortunately, the world is not even close to achieving an agreement to move in that direction.3.3