Sentence examples for close to equating from inspiring English sources

Furthermore, in arguing that the "end of the French Revolution" occurred in 1802 rather than 1799 (with the coup of Brumaire), Brown seems to define revolution in terms of "civil strife," which seems to come dangerously close to equating revolution with violence, an equation with which many would disagree.

Jones sees artists as libertines; Gatrell comes close to equating them with whores, since both lived off rich patrons.

But like European and American officials, no one in Turkey seems to have a clear idea on how to negotiate a transition in a country where Syrian officials, in conversations with some foreign diplomats, have come close to equating the leadership's survival with that of the minority Alawite sect that buttresses the army, intelligence branches and the ruling family itself.

Fashion grew until it came close to being equated with intelligence.

From this function as instrument, fashion grew until it came close to being equated with intelligence.

"We believe a take-out price would be closer to $15 billion, equating to a 30percentt control premium in line with historic average brewing premiums," said analysts at Citi.

The scope of the coverage led one close Palin associate to equate it with a mass attempt at "gotcha journalism," using a favorite characterization the former governor often uses to criticize the news media's taste for blood.

Senator Charles Grassley, a solid Republican and an avid tax-cutter, introduced legislation last week that would discourage reincorporations like Ingersoll's, but the bill is sure to run into stiff opposition from House Republicans, who, cajoled by industry lobbyists, tend to equate the closing of any tax loophole with a tax hike.

This close relationship has led many researchers to equate pH-sensing with CO2-sensing, and to suggest that a physiological receptor for CO2 does not exist.

By the intravenous route, a larger dose of radiation, up to 75 mCi at close of trial, equating to a median of 45 mCi/m, could be delivered without causing dose limiting toxicity.

I also will repeat that those who choose to equate probability and a close political race are wildly missing the point.