Sentence examples for close to completing work from inspiring English sources

Friday's talks were described as fragile, with the sides remaining close to completing work on the revenue split.

The Chinese initiative comes at a time when Congress is close to completing work on a major energy bill that would make no significant changes in America's fuel economy rules for vehicles.

Its Zürich laboratory, for instance, is close to completing work on Millipede, a nanomechanical device that can store data at a density 20 times higher than that of magnetic storage.

Bipartisan groups in both chambers of the U.S. Congress are close to completing work on a draft bill.

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are close to completing work on new sanctions against North Korea, while the US is set to impose its own financial sanctions against the reclusive nation for its role in weapons sales and counterfeiting.

But today the logjam was broken when three senior Republicans said they had reached a compromise on most aspects of the legislation, including measures that would offer some privacy protections to consumers and some regulatory relief to smaller banks, and said their agreement had moved Congress considerably closer to completing work on a final bill.

He wasted a ridiculous amount of his time feuding with rivals and putting out sectarian brush fires, and he did not even come close to completing the work he intended as his magnum opus, "Capital".

He wasted a ridiculous amount of his time feuding with rivals and putting out sectarian brush fires, and he did not even come close to completing the work he intended as his magnum opus, "Capital". But, for better or for worse, it just is not the case that his thought is obsolete.

He was so close to completing his course work that Teachers College presented the master's degree to his family posthumously in May 1997.

Bruce reportedly is close to completing her investigation, while Lancaster continues to work with a federal grand jury.

After eight years of work, Josep is coming close to completing the construction of the site's sixth tower.