Sentence examples for close to triple from inspiring English sources

She also says that she wasn't drunk; her blood alcohol level was close to triple the legal limit.

Court documents dating back to when the intelligence agencies were tracking IRA suspects suggest the numbers involved could be double or close to triple even that estimate.

It is contributing to a suicide rate that state and local officials describe as close to triple what it was before Hurricane Katrina struck and the levees broke 10 months ago.

One to two World Cups ago, the lower teams were getting blown out close to triple digits, and this time round shows the progression that these teams have made, and that no team can be taken lightly.

Often holding close to triple its official capacity of 389 (not including the rats), the club provided a psychedelic haven where the straws were made of paper, the matches were recycled and the music often lasted until sunrise.

Given that the first quarter was only 44percentThe"The next 3 quarters would need to somehow make up for that by growing close to triple digits".

The complete redevelopment of Kakaako would come close to tripling the population to at least 30,000 residents by 2030 from about 12,000 now, said Anthony J.H. Ching, the executive director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority.

Any increase in the men's pay would have to be matched by an increase in women's pay, which means the ATP proposal would have required the Grand Slam events to come close to tripling player compensation.

So, I didn't say junk, because I didn't want people to quibble with me, whether it's triple-B-minus or absolute junk, but it wasn't close to triple-A.

Unless fertility rates fall faster than expected, or death rates start to rise, Mali will come very close to tripling its population in the next 40 years.

The installed base of homes with Amazon Echo devices has grown dramatically, and close to tripled in the past twelve months.