Sentence examples for close to advancing from inspiring English sources

Finally, Jackson was asked how it felt to be so close to advancing to the finals.

The Mets are so close to advancing to the postseason that they can feel October, but they are not officially excited about anything just yet.

Orly Taitz didn't come remotely close to advancing her bid for California attorney general in Tuesday's open primary, finishing second-to-last in a crowded field of seven candidates.

PARIS — No one came closer to advancing to the third round of the French Open on Wednesday without actually doing it than Andrea Petkovic.

Federer, whose match started first, was closest to advancing to the final when Christopher Gorringe, the Wimbledon chief executive, made his latest apologetic announcement of a postponement.

The victory came before a sellout crowd at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium and put the Americans a step closer to advancing to the regional finals.

Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy and Douglas Murray scored during a seven-minute stretch in the second period, and Kris Letang added a power-play goal in the third as Pittsburgh moved a step closer to advancing.

Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy and Douglas Murray scored during a seven-minute stretch in the second period and Kris Letang added a power-play goal in the third as Pittsburgh moved a step closer to advancing to the second round.

Compared to the diabetic NOD mouse, which displays characteristics of early human diabetic nephropathy, the diabetic OVE26 transgenic mouse, displays characteristics significantly closer to advanced human diabetic nephropathy [ 24], which include notably a dramatic increase of urinary albumin excretion.

KENTUCKY 79, GONZAGA 62 Kentucky, the No. 2 seed, put together an impressive surge early in the game and another surge after Gonzaga got too close to advance to the Kingston (R.I).

Ibrahimovic's clever ball back to him made the move a one-two and from close to the advancing Jones the forward chipped the keeper.