Sentence examples for closer to surrender from inspiring English sources

Defections, depleted resources and a mysterious malaise have led to reports that Kony is moving closer to surrender.

American troops in the Philippines were close to surrender.

The South is falling apart, close to surrender, and the Southern states, defeated, and reëntering the Congress — as Lincoln had always wanted — will never ratify the amendment.

The club came close to surrendering their elite status last season before surviving on the final day.

It leaves St Mirren perilously close to surrendering their Premiership place and Well's survival hopes enhanced.

Yet, democratic decision-making also appeals to many risk perception researchers, and some see such little prospect for a solution thaty they seem close to surrendering to decision-making based on lay risk perception.

The situation in the Macedonian camp became so grave that the Macedonians were close to surrendering.

Still, when it's this close, you are wise to surrender all responsibility and bow to the math.

Yet out of sight of the journalists, another tactical response team hunted down fleeing miners, some of whom where shot at close range while trying to surrender.

The Mets could have had Boston Red Sox third baseman Shea Hillenbrand recently if they had been willing to surrender their closer, Armando Benitez, one baseball official who was told of the Mets' discussions with other teams said yesterday.

Aided by French troops under the aegis of the UN, Mr Ouattara's fighters closed in, expecting Mr Gbagbo to surrender.