Sentences with phrase «are a closer call»

«It was a close call,» John Williams, president of the San Francisco Fed, said on the weekend, referring to the Fed's contentious decision to leave the benchmark rate at zero last week.

There were some close calls.

It was a close call for the judges, who ultimately decided that Tel Aviv's creation — which took home the $ 100,000 main prize — had the potential for a broader impact.

Again, the syndicators emerged unscathed — the easement rules were untouched — and it doesn't appear to have been a close call.

Eversource's bid to upset SJW's $ 750 mln deal with CWS is a close call on financial grounds.

Not everyone thinks this was a close call, though.

Virgin is closing a call centre in Swansea and Calvetron is to appoint administrators shortlyMore than 1,500 jobs are at risk after Virgin Media announced plans to shut a Swansea call centre, and as the company behind the fashion brands Jacques Vert and Windsmoor teeters on the edge of collapse.

Some are close calls.

It was a close call though.

I can't tell you how excited I am to ruin the thing just cooking through it (there have been some close calls with my laptop in the past).

But it was a close call that Garcia never forgot.

I was scared to death when i saw Rambo on the wing again but it was a close call alright!!

There would be close calls and the rare freakish blown save, but if you put the worst pitcher you could think of in that situation, they'll succeed more often than not.

One of the few Chelsea players to look as good this season as he did last, Marcos Alonso gets the nod for us at left - back, even if it's a close call between him and fellow Spaniard Jordi Alba.

There were some close calls in the second half, with one chance in particular looking worrying.

Replays showed it was a close call, but a stewards investigation cleared him of jumping the start as data showed he'd reacted in an incredible 0.2 seconds.

It's a close call between a fairly uninspiring bunch, but it probably goes to Everton defender Phil Jagielka for clearing away Chelsea's best chance and for keeping things tight for Everton at the back throughout.

There were close calls but no upheavals as traditional rivals did battle and the final few bowl berths were decided

It was a close call between Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing for Liverpool, but while Carroll will almost certainly be sold, he has at least shown he could still have something to offer from his time on loan at West Ham, while Downing still looks lost as a Liverpool player.

Uncapped at senior level, he may not have featured in the 30 - strong list of players summoned by Germany coach Joachim Low for pre-World Cup medical checks, but it must have been a close call.

After an excellent start it was another close call.

The smell wasn't musty enough to warrant running them a second time (thank you, fabric softener), but it was a close call.

I was amazed that for once, Pip Squeak did NOT choose pink (though it was a close call).

Because 15 % of voters have not made up their minds about which candidate to support, who will be elected the next president of Costa Rica will be a close call.

She knows this will be a close call.

I don't think it's going to be a close call, assuming of course she isn't secretary of state anymore and can endorse.»

It was a close call.

Assuming Eliot does make the ballot — and if it's a close call, that speaks volumes about the kind of campaign he'd run — I think this will be a lot tougher than he realizes.

The race to fill the vacant House of Representative seat of democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be a close call.

It will be a close call for the next Labour leader whether to bring Clegg's dream to a close or help him to realise it.

I voted Yes for a complex array of reasons and it was a close call.

It was a close call!

Strong and clean, but not quite perfect: My search for an acid toner continues, but this one from Rhonda Allison was a close call.

d it was a close call to having a C - section.

It was a close call actually.

Daffodils I think but it's a close call 10.

Kayla adores cowboy boots, prefers matte finishes over metallic, opts for pops of pink over pops of yellow (but it's a close call!)

If I had a do - over on this post, I would probably pick it over the green sweater as a fave, but it would be a close call.]

That was a close call.

It was a close call between that and Rose 31 — I love them both.

It's a close call, as both boots are very comparable, but the reason I see to lean toward Hunter Boots is the timing.

It was a close call because both Match and Zoosk have extraordinary numbers, but Zoosk takes this round.

It was a close call.

It's a close call.

★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ It was a close call, and the runners - up were Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson from the Fifty Shades franchise.

It was a close call, but LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is the best DC Comics LEGO video game yet.

It's a close call, but Smith and «Dunkirk» should sneak by with Best Film Editing on Sunday.

Judi Dench, Emma Watson and Zoe Kazan («The Big Sick») all have shots at those final two spots, and the ability to salute an icon and give another nomination to a true musical may tip the scales in favor of the first two, though it's a close call.

Who wasn't nominated but should have been: One could make the case for Tracy Letts (August: Osage County), but it's a close call

To each his / her own, I suppose, as I consider it Burton's worst movie — yes, even worse than Dark Shadows, albeit that's a close call.