Sentence examples for close to forfeiting from inspiring English sources

By treating them as enemies rather than compatriots, Mr Milosevic has come close to forfeiting his country's ancient claim to Kosovo.

Most political soothsayers project that the Democrats will shed 50 or more seats in the House, ceding control of the chamber to the Republicans, and come close to forfeiting the Senate, with a loss of seven or eight seats.

With that in mind, Morrison was never close to forfeiting the game, he said afterward, and he had the teams continue playing, around several delays, as the Twins beat the Yankees, 4-2.

He then played David Ferrer and, despite slipping badly during the fifth point of the match and aggravating a pre-existing leg injury, requiring over five minutes of treatment and by his own admission being close to forfeiting the match, he recovered to defeat Ferrer in straight sets to advance to his first Grand Slam semifinal since the 2009 US Open without dropping a set.

And Morrison was never close to calling a forfeit.

CONS: The apartment has nice light and faces lovely plantings, but it has no patio, and the privacy conscious would have to forfeit the window view by keeping the blinds closed much of the time.

In another case, where the period between contract and closing was too long (I represented the seller) a buyer got cold feet and threatened to forfeit its deposit and walk from the deal.

He also agreed to forfeit the weapons".

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He has opted to forfeit it.

He also was required to forfeit $275,000.