Sentence examples for close to setting from inspiring English sources

He has set or is close to setting several other franchise pitching records.

All other age groups over 60 came close to setting records.

Regulators are close to setting a leverage ratio in excess of the Basel minimum, which is 3 percent of assets.

The government often gets too involved in the nitty-gritty: it comes close to setting railway timetables, for example.

It comes oh-so close to setting the standard by which all compact cars should be judged.

Before cutting short his Arnhem Land visit, Abbott said the government was close to setting a timetable for the Indigenous recognition referendum.

The poem is relatively sober: "You sat me down and let the silence close to set me on the straight road home".

That said, I think March 25 is as close to set in stone as anything ever is.

Gold coached from the sidelines, reminding the woman of her script: Start by telling the man he's too close to set a verbal boundary.

They also moved a step closer to setting up an undefeated matchup with New England (7-0).

Many observers took this as a sign that the Fed had moved closer to setting an inflation target, as many other central banks have done.