Sentence examples for was close to creating from inspiring English sources

The great economist Jim O'Neill reminded me that China's growth in 2011 of more than $1.3tn was close to creating the equivalent of another Australia, Spain, Mexico, South Korea, or about two new Turkish economies – or another Greece every 11½ weeks.

Speaking at the Munich security conference, an annual meeting of western defence officials, Karzai confirmed that reconciliation would be the priority of his second term in office, and said his government was close to creating a new national council to oversee the peace process.

A decade-long effort in genetic engineering is close to creating yeast that makes palliative medicines in stainless steel vats.

But they are concerned about Virgin's financial health and about the fact that in awarding the franchise to Virgin they might be close to creating a monopoly on the railways.

Speaking before a crucial visit to the United Nations in New York, Rouhani claimed his government had "full power and authority" from Iran's supreme leader to negotiate over the nuclear programme, which the US fears is close to creating a bomb.

Members are more concerned about government cuts to health care spending, she said, and the service employees union is close to creating a separate Canadian arm, with Washington's blessing.

But at long last scientists are close to creating vaccines that could stop HPV cold, with the potential to eliminate 75% of cervical cancer cases.

"We've studied possibilities such as the hard disk drive segment, but we're closer to creating a device that is very much like solid state flash memory.

No president has ever been closer to creating a legacy of a nation thriving on clean energy innovation, efficiency, and independence.

With Whoopi and the rest, it's closer to creating a Snapchat dedicated to sending pro-choice arguments to your pro-life grandma, despite the fact that she doesn't have a cell phone.

On the main floor, insulated glass panel dividers can either be closed to create more intimate spaces, or opened, to create a larger one.