Sentence examples for system is close from inspiring English sources

Yet the women's prison system is close to breaking point.

The political system is close to the breaking point, paralyzed and unable to make basic decisions".

"The system is close to collapse so to sit around talking about consensus is rubbish.

In fact, say agricultural experts, the regal metaphor is apt: the system is close to feudal.

Or we can always watch the tennis, whose scoring system is close to perfect.

Certainly, no one — aside from some tax accountants — thinks our tax system is close to perfect.

The activation energy for the system is close to that for a kinetically controlled mode.

The coulomb efficiency of the semi-VRFB system is close to 96%, which is higher than the all-VRFB.

Corruption is so widespread and morale is so poor that it sometimes seems the whole Iraqi system is close to disintegrating.

By some accounts the entire banking system is close to paralysis, raising the possibility of a cascade of defaults that could lead to widespread bankruptcies.

Nicolelis says his recent experiment shows that his neuroprosthetic system is close to fulfilling its promise of restoring mobility to paralyzed patients by means of an exoskeleton.