Sentence examples for success of close from inspiring English sources

The NVA air defense seriously challenged American air superiority and blunted the success of close air support in the area.

At the same time, the success of Close Encounters of the Third Kind showed Paramount that Star Wars success in the science fiction genre at the box office could repeat.

The box office success of Close Encounters of the Third Kind convinced Paramount that science fiction films other than Star Wars could do well at the box office, so the studio cancelled production of Phase II and resumed its attempts at making a Star Trek film.

The success of close combat attacks is determined in the same way as the shooting phase.

The Mets beat the Phillies, 4-3, behind the starting pitching of Mike Pelfrey (14-9), four hits by Ike Davis, a home run by Jose Reyes and the continued success of closer Hisanori Takahashi.

In all Henman hit 100 winners and had a first-serve success rate of close to 70%.

O'Loughlin attributed the success of his close friend and former team-mate Goodes to his strong work ethic.

None of the decisions have been as excruciating or emotionally complex as that one, mostly because of the realization I made then: The chance to reinvent yourself, even when it is prompted by the success of someone close to you, can pay great dividends.

Bloom himself said it clearly in "Western Civ," the lecture he gave at Harvard in the wake of the success of "The Closing," which is printed in his "Giants and Dwarfs: Essays, 1960-1990": "There is a desire to make me into something other than what I am so that I can be more easily categorized and demolished.

Like most cities, the future of the surrounding area is largely determined by the success of the closest major city.

The derivation of the control law enables a deep understanding of the main issues involved in the success of the closed-loop control.