Sentence examples for was closer at from inspiring English sources

Everyone will have to wait to know whose estimate was closer, at least until the first week of January, when the major retailers announce their December sales results.

The answer was closer at hand: Lord Stamfordham, secretary to the King, suggested that he take the name of his castle, the residence of British monarchs for 900 years, and on July 17 , 1917 George Coburg became George Windsor.

On September 12 , 2001 we awoke to a world in which evil was closer at hand, and uncertainty clouded our future.

A friendly mutiny was close at hand.

The club was closed at the time.

It was closed at the time.

And so I looked at what was close at hand.

The curtain into the chamber was closed at 9 16 p.m.

As it happened, General Petraeus was close at hand.

A handsome valuation was close at hand.

Inverness Airport's runway was closed at one point.