Sentence examples for dragged closer from inspiring English sources
And then, imminent global apocalypse aside, we can quietly give thanks to the Russians for ensuring, whatever their true motives, that a murky subject is being dragged closer to the light of proper scrutiny.
George Osborne was dragged closer into the News Corp takeover bid for BSkyB after it emerged that the chancellor was instrumental in appointing Jeremy Hunt to oversee the bid after revelations of bias by the business secretary, Vince Cable.
And, just to keep the spotlight on the sleaze that has given the party such a bad name, this week a politician who has sometimes been mooted as an alternative to Mrs Merkel was himself dragged closer towards yet another scandal to do with party finance.The latest row over Mr Kohl was probably the most painful.
Rotherham's disappointment though was softened by Millwall's defeat at Middlesbrough, meaning they have not been dragged closer to danger after a first home loss in five.
Having already gained access to this document plus a number of negotiating positions from major players like China and India, US diplomats sat back sipping Big Gulps and tossing paper airplanes as negotiations dragged closer to the deadline.
In the presence of Hg II) ions (Hg2+), the two hexachloro-fluorescein-labeled ONDs form a hairpin structure and the fluorophores are dragged close to the GQ, leading to fluorescence quenching of the probe due to photoinduced electron transfer.
He dragged himself closer and closer to me, until I felt the harsh velvet of his head against my hand, then a tongue, abrasive as sandpaper.
He was weak and tired from not eating or taking care of his body, but he wanted to see what was causing the commotion, and so he dragged himself closer to hear them.
He found a fallen palm frond and dragged it close to the water.
The book arrives as Oldham is attempting a mini-renaissance, after alcohol and fast living dragged him close to the brink in the mid-90s.
Thus, the Bush administration came into office determined not to get dragged into close mediation between Israelis and Palestinians, as former President Bill Clinton had been.
