Attempting to raise funding for their effort to develop a novel therapy for persistent viral infections, the co-founders, who've been best friends since they grew up together in Philadelphia, were on the verge of giving up and heading back to the east coast when Peter Thiel personally persuaded them to stay in town. (inc.com)
I was on the verge of giving up my Vegan goals for the year and just call myself a «reducetarian» instead. (loveisinmytummy.com)