Sentence examples for close to beginning from inspiring English sources

Such trials are now close to beginning.

Matsui is getting close to beginning a rehabilitation assignment.

The fervor around them abated only when the the noon prayer grew close to beginning.

Officials at two companies that have built multimillion-dollar factories say they are very close to beginning large-scale, commercial production of these so-called cellulosic biofuels, and others are predicting success in the months to come.

China's own first aircraft carrier - a reconditioned former Soviet vessel - is close to beginning sea trials.

(a) and (b) are close to beginning of simulation, (c) is at the mid-point between the start and failure, and (d-i) are right before overturning (depicted in (j-l)) occurs.

It seems like they were certainly close to begin with, but after their experiences together, they've gotten even closer.

But Clintonia's (persuasive) defense of its own righteousness helps explain why the election was close to begin with.

Click "OK" when Outlook prompts you that it will close to begin the upgrade process.

Cervelli had been inching closer to beginning his minor league rehabilitation when he complained of pain in his elbow and saw a doctor on Wednesday.

The schedule calls for the closing to begin on Aug. 15, the date of a hearing in bankruptcy court in which Interfaith will seek approval for the shutdown.