Sentence examples for has been close from inspiring English sources

At times agreement has been close.

Their failure has been close to total.

The federation has been close to the farmers.

Webb has not been unbeatable, though she has been close.

I think she has been close to making the national team before.

FOR some time now, North Korea's economy has been close to meltdown.

Russia has been "close" for ages, but the timing has always slipped.

AquaBounty, which is based in Maynard, Mass., has been close to running out of money.

The election race has been close for months and has remained so throughout this month.

Over the past two seasons the league average has been close to 49 percent.

The mortality rate has been close to 70%, according to the World Health Organisation.