"We nearly crossed paths in Ghana once.
Humanity nearly crossed another threshold by destroying the ozone layer with chlorofluorocarbons.
To nearly cross paths, but not quite, was a very pilot thing".
I did, and nearly crossed the DMZ separating cool from dangerously ugly.
Their paths nearly crossed in 1997, when they were scheduled to start against each other; Al for the Marlins, Mark for the Phillies.
She took along her running mate, and so did he, as both focused on Ohio and nearly crossed paths in Cleveland.
He was referring to an upstart protest party that, campaigning on promises to scrap the euro and stop using German money to bail out Europe's economic laggards, nearly crossed the 5 percent hurdle to enter Parliament.
As Mr. Bush drove toward his final stop of the day in Pittsburgh, he nearly crossed paths with Mr. Kerry and Senator John Edwards, highlighting the effort by both sides to capture votes in industrial areas struggling to cope with the global economy.
Nolan says WRI "very nearly crossed the line" and came a hair's breadth from being sold to either Priceline or Expedia — he won't say which — but the final offer never appeared.
