Sentence examples for close to claiming from inspiring English sources
Yet Manchester United came close to claiming the city's 170th derby as the end neared.
The Queen is tantalisingly close to claiming her place in the history books as Britain's longest reigning monarch.
The maximum windfall is $10 million, and while all 30 players began the week technically eligible for the amount, five were dizzyingly close to claiming it.
"If he gets too close to claiming victory and there's a serious fight between American forces and residual elements of the Taliban, it will be embarrassing.
As he keeps insisting, no other country can come close to claiming the diversity with which the United States interacts with the world.
One Nation's Pauline Hanson is again looking close to claiming the seat of Lockyer, with 49.6% of the vote after preferences and 90.2% of the vote counted.
On chromosome 24, there are two well-separated peaks, but they are two close to claim the existence of two different QTL.
It would go down in history as the day the Luftwaffe came closest to claiming the ultimate trophy – the life of George VI.
The bid to acquire Cordiant from under the nose of rival group Publicis confirms Sir Martin's business reputation, and if successful would put him a step closer to claiming the crown of boss of the number one global advertising group.
The result sent the 36,717-strong crowd into raptures as the Sharks moved a step closer to claiming their first title in their 49-year history and ended the Cowboys' hopes of winning back-to-back premierships.
About five hours later they produced a net gain of 81 votes that helped Mr. Bush move closer to claiming another state in the attenuated struggle for the presidency.
