Sentence examples for close to launch from inspiring English sources
I would question the wisdom of flying something redesigned so close to launch".
Gregory Tarle, a physicist at the University of Michigan, said: "It's highly unusual for an experiment to be redesigned this close to launch.
A number of additional programs are close to launch.
Other products seem very close to launch, even if the company hasn't officially announced them.
Although fund families must register new funds with the Securities & Exchange Commission, they often keep quiet until close to launch.
The company was then able to hold off on sending full teams to the PNG site until close to launch.
Although three small spacecraft for gamma-ray astronomy are close to launching, none capable of monitoring the entire sky in the same wide energy range.
Speculation about rights issues among the major players has risen this week after reports last weekend that Bradford & Bingley was close to launching one.
It is close to launching a site in China, perhaps by next month, and analysts believe other country sites could be on the agenda.
Just a few weeks ago, following years of joint working with charities and professionals, it was close to launching this strategy.
