Sentence examples for close to intolerable from inspiring English sources

Their conditions are close to intolerable.

With that to face too, the pressure is close to intolerable.

In quotes from the book: The noise was very close to intolerable.

The pressure on Rafael Benítez could have risen dangerously close to intolerable had Liverpool been eliminated before the quarter-finals.

He would have had, in effect, one game to save himself, with the heat rising dangerously close to intolerable.

On Jan . 13 Ms. Prince described the physical threats to a friend, according to the documents, and said that school "has been close to intolerable lately".

Deteriorating conditions in Lebanon and Jordan, particularly cuts in food aid and healthcare, have become intolerable for many, pushing close to 250,000 Syrians by mid-September to risk their lives in search of safety in Europe.

Speaking personally, that someone close to me could become a victim of sexual abuse is intolerable to contemplate and if it were to occur I would struggle to feel anything other than a desire for vengeance against the offender.

Finally, one person close to Orszag said his relationship with Larry Summers, which was never great, had become intolerable.

Building up to intolerable levels".

However, these medications may have to be discontinued due to intolerable side effects.