Sentence examples for it would be close from inspiring English sources

Asset sales have brought net debt down to around €13 billion–it would be close to zero had Fourtou taken Vodafone's offer and there's no reason why the company shouldn't meet its target of reducing debt to €5 billion by the end of 2004.

Maybe, "Buddy From Glace Bay Flips Lobster Truck While Singing 'Bud the Spud,'" would give it a run for its money, but it would be close.

Distribution group Brammer has slumped 54% to 65.75p after warning half year profits would be below expectations at around £5m and said it would be close to its net debt/earnings bank covenant at the end of the period.

While the liberation of the Brunei area had been authorised by the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, it was not supported by the British Chiefs of Staff Committee who preferred to establish a base for the British Pacific Fleet in the Philippines so that it would be close to its planned theatre of operations off Japan during 1946.

Even at $20 it would be close to free, based on its actual value.

I think it would be close.

Many had predicted before the vote that it would be close".

It would be close to the top of my list otherwise.

If I played two more years, it would be close to 150 games".

Right now, I would say it would be close to make it to the Breeders' Cup".

Corton recently announced on its Web site that it would be closed in July for a summer break.