Sentence examples for far from securing from inspiring English sources

We were honestly not far from securing him.

"Far from securing Helmand, British forces alienated the population, mobilised local armed resistance and drew in foreign fighters seeking jihad".

Joyce's Ulysses and Miller's Tropic of Cancer, meanwhile, far from securing for their authors the kind of universal esteem denied to Jacobson and his contemporaries, were banned for several years after they were written.

Remember, with the Democrats mustering only 56 Senate seats (if you include Joe Lieberman, plus Jeff Merkley and/or Mark Begich if either prevails in their late-running races), the party is far from securing the 60 votes it needs to bring legislation to a vote.

Much has already been made of how this new security technology is far from secure; Apple claimed that it wasn't possible to fool the sensor with a fake print because it only responds to "living tissue".

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry's recent criticism of Social Security may have left some seniors feeling far from secure.

Helmand Province is far from secure.

His position is far from secure.

The lead was far from secure, though.

The recovery remains far from secure, after all.

And he was explicit: these districts are far from secure.