Sentence examples for close to operation from inspiring English sources

Sherry McGee, the Apple Book Center owner, said that with the recession "sales were pretty much close to operation cost, and then after Sept. 11 they fell below $300-a-day 300-a-day we didn't have a cushion".

From 2008 to 2011, BBMRI received preparatory phase funding from the European Framework Programme 7. As of 2009, several European member states initiated linked national BBMRI activities, including BBMRI-NL in the Netherlands and BBMRI.se in Sweden, and today many member states have a 'BBMRI-xx' programme in or close to operation.

Although nearly all of these interventions are described by those close to operations as "almost routine", several incidents reveal there is a risk of escalation because of the sheer volume of incidents.

A plant in New Mexico that plans to slaughter horses to produce meat for human consumption moved a step closer to operation on Friday when the Agriculture Department said it would provide legally required inspection services.

The fund now has 80percentto90percentcent in cash, according to someone close to the operation.

Republicans close to the operation say it is not Mr. Romney's style to dismiss any of his advisers.

In the past, however, one source close to the operation referred to it as a "nice little business".

The pair were killed on a rooftop close to Forward Operation Base Gibraltar.

There is however some numerical sensitivity connected to computations close to 0/0 operation.

Due to a shortage of space close to the operation area an in-vacuum solution has been chosen.

The model is validated against the EFREMOV test experimental conditions, designed to be close to reactor operation conditions.