Sentence examples for nearly denied from inspiring English sources

Fatherhood is particularly precious to Mr. Jackson, since it is a gift he was nearly denied.

Off it, their only hope is the kind of political impasse that nearly denied them their own promotion last summer.

'But none of this is being examined by the inquiry.' In fact Duwayne was very nearly denied any voice at the inquiry.

We were nearly denied radio by an uncharacteristic lack of foresight shown by one Heinrich Hertz who, while demonstrating electromagnetic waves in 1888, told his students, "I don't see any useful purpose for this mysterious, invisible electromagnetic energy".

Undergoing heart surgery followed by a diagnosis of Long QT Syndrome nearly denied me my Olympic Dream, which was an initial hardship on my family.

Later that year, Payá's efforts were recognized by the European Parliament with its Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, although he was nearly denied an exit visa to attend the awards ceremony.

This idea reaches is apogee in Benedetto Croce, who very nearly denies that nature can ever be beautiful, or at any rate asserts that the beauty of nature is a reflection of the beauty of art.

In 1806 the Republicans gained control of the Massachusetts legislature, which managed to very nearly deny Strong a narrow victory.

By nearly denying my achievements altogether, I wasn't just playing demure, I was acting under the assumption that women who boss up at work are somehow less attractive.

The board approved upgrades at an overall rate of 46 percent, but requests from Vietnam-era veterans claiming PTSD were nearly always denied (of about 145 PTSD-related applications, the board approved two).

He knows the colt well — he was Orb's rider for his first five races — but very nearly was denied the chance to ride him in the Derby.