Sentence examples for close to gaining from inspiring English sources
Prosecutors came close to gaining Gestas's cooperation.
Walmart is said to be close to gaining a majority stake in Flipkart.
Indeed until then, the Giants had not come close to gaining a hit.
Several miRNA-targeting drugs have now entered clinical testing or are even close to gaining access to markets.
As a result, Japan is close to gaining control of the organisation, and insiders report that the weekend's scientific talks have come close to total collapse.
At that point, the military stepped in and stopped the process, outlawing the Islamic Salvation Front, which was close to gaining power, and arresting thousands of its members.
PARIS — Not since World War II has the anti-immigrant far right been closer to gaining power in France.
"We thought if we could gain a foothold in culture and the arts, then we could move closer to gaining human rights," she said.
Last month, Heineken moved a step closer to gaining control of Asia Pacific Breweries after it raised its offer to $4.3 billion to buy Fraser & Neave's interest in the company.
By day's end, Captain Saukuru was no closer to gaining a permanent truce than he had been in the morning.
