Sentence examples for close to this point from inspiring English sources

The conquest of space and the science which made it possible have come perilously close to this point.

Lynch thinks we are frighteningly close to this point: blind to proof, no longer able to know.

Demolition crews are getting close to this point, and when they reach it, Mr. Hayden said, firefighters should be able to extinguish the remaining fire.

The Tigers have come close to this point several times, including a loss in the regional final to Texas last year, but never broke through.

The narrative invites the thought that affection might be developing between him and Barbara, the sister to whom the narration has stayed close to this point.

"We have been investing a lot of effort over the past couple of years to understand the industry and where the leverage points are and I think we are close to this point and finance institutions should be put on notice that not only Greenpeace but others are going to be putting them under much greater scrutiny.

Therefore, the score coming closest to this point determines the cut-off value.

Selecting the point on the curve which is closest to this point of perfection is one way to choose a cutpoint.

According to this theory, hunger motivation would serve to keep individuals close to this set point, even though the fat level maintained may not be what the individual desires nor what society dictates as beautiful or healthy.

Although the harvest flow rate remained very close to this set point during the cultivation time (data not shown), a larger variation in the cell growth rate was observed.

The process may be further driven close to this sensitive operating point with a controller that manipulates the carbon source feed rate.