Sentences with phrase «at anything close to»

But such transformations will not happen automatically, and are not happening today at anything close to the pace that is required.

A key problem is that there just aren't enough bookworms out there: ``... the majority of consumers don't care enough about reading or technology to invest in this type of single - purpose device at anything close to realistic prices.»

Here football leagues make the most money on TV deals, then it depends on the market in each country, Volleyball is popular in many countries across Europe (Russia, Italy, Poland,...) and in in Asia, specially Iran, but then here in the UK they suck at anything close to that (e.g. Volleyball, Basketball, Handball) hence no coverage,... Rugby & Cricket make good money on TV deals, and the usual motorsport stuff (Formula 1, MOTO GP, WRC etc), and other content that is popular worldwide, like Tennis and all, but barely anything is on ppv, apart from a few boxing fights once in a blue moon.

He had been cleared, at least medically, to go on, yet there was the matter of if he wanted to continue playing football, or even if he did, if he could perform at anything close to his previous level.

If unemployment continues to move down and job additions remain at anything close to the strong pace we have seen over the past couple of years, we think it should translate into wage inflation moving up.

Not exact matches

Anzu Partners has closed its debut tech fund at $ 128.4 million and plans to invest in anything but the next Facebook, CNBC has learned.

Adami noted Visa is trading at close to 26 times forward earnings, which makes it expensive enough that anything less than stellar reports «get the stock whacked.»

Adam Seifer, co-founder and former CEO of Fotolog.com, one of the oldest and most popular photo sharing sites on the net, said: «I frequently find myself trying to convince partners, advisees, etc., that one of the biggest risks a start - up has is to not launch anything at all — to get so caught up in talking about what you're going to launch and so fixated on details that it feels like you're making progress when instead what you're really doing is moving asymptotically closer to something that doesn't ultimately matter as much as you think it does.»

Anything close to 0 implies no correlation at all.

I do agree that the Church does keep their cards close to their chest as they see us lot as to weak to receive the truth, to me it always have been a form of control and I wont have anything to do with it, so I don't blame you for having a pop at them.

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At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought.

Surely we can never think of Christian teaching about faith and morals, or about anything else, as a kind of closed enterprise, at the end of which the job is done and we have finally got our people «fixed» where we should like them to be.

Speaking at First Minister's Questions she said: «I hope we can conclude this Bill and come to an outcome where we all agree that we're doing the best things possible, so the door is not closed to anything that's being suggested.»

Being reconciled to God, giving to your neighbors and forgiving your enemies, living at peace because everyone's needs are met — is there anything that feels closer to heaven?

At bottom, this book is much closer to existentialist sensibilities than to anything else, and its central argument, stripped to its barest elements, is a defense of the reality of transcendence and its accessibility within the human self.

I have no idea if this recipe is anything close to what they do at Mia's but I did my best from memory.

Somehow we are moving in 4 days, going to visit New York in a week, and the impending storm clouds of November (which everyone tells me is the rainiest month) are getting closer each day, prompting me to wonder if I am prepared for anything at all.

Anything close at hand and delicious is going to work just fine for the most part.

When I was a young girl, mom bought honey cake at the A&P grocery store, it was my favorite cake, and have never found anything close to the grocery store cake, it was very dark and dense, I can remember the cloves....

If Young Bill Buchan Jr., the Seattle skipper who piloted a Luders 16 to a clear - cut victory in the annual North American Sailing championships, remains anything close to the coolheaded, calm - browed competitor he was this last week at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, it is going to take some doing to beat him in future races.

Yes they would probably cost close to 100M more but so what, Arsenal has the money right, If we spent this money today, would anything at all happen to AFC financially.

His swing at the Hero is looking closer to that than anything we've seen the last few years.

A player like Marc Gasol doesn't have anything close to his physical tools, but he's a master at reading the floor and knowing where he's supposed to be.

Redknapp told BBC Sport: «These are two players whose names have been mentioned but at the moment we're not close to doing anything.

Looking at the GIF of the two point coversion, I personally don't think this was anything close to pass interference.

We won't get a six - way tie for one wild card or anything, but the more teams who are close to a tie now, the greater the chances of having at least one tie to deal with come Oct. 2.

Expect Wenger to be at his local Lidl hour before closing time tomorrow busy looking for knocked down bargains and if he does nt bag anything than he ll just tell the missus that «I was just bit unlucky»!

It seems that the truth here may be wenger that like so many employers in our past he has not managed to retain anything close to being a healthy rapport with monaco which could explain the reason we're left to hope and wait our turn at the back of a queue — announce lemar fgs

At the same time, there are no guarantees that Billings will be anything close to dominant in a 4 - 3 either.

Payet would definitely fit in at Arsenal from an entertainment point of view but he would not take us any closer to winning anything as we try to accomodate too many of that type of player already.

I was thinking maybe someone like Nate or Tony who have nasty submission game from their back can do something and catch him in a submission, but the thing is Khabib dismantles you when he takes you down, the guy at the bottom is often trapped, not being able to even move both his legs or hands, making it close to impossible to do anything meaningful.

I mean Carmouche, Bethe,... are not even remotely close to title shot or anything at 135 right now.

So we are no closer to finalizing the Aubamyang deal, just like Lemar in the summer, it's not anything new, what would suprise me is when we buy someone, so before Wegner focuses on Arsenal affairs he's busy having a dig at tottenham and like his biggest fan TY from AFTV he ignores the glaringly obvious faults with the team, which as most of us know is him.

I'm pretty sure I also told weestain he was wrong also sadly the world has got to the point where people get offended at anything somebody else says I'm not saying his right because he isn't I just scrolled down and saw the bomb crap but peoples opinions are there own no matter how stupid or closed minded they might be.

They'll be playing in a division without a patsy, and that's part of the problem, but this doesn't strike me as anything close to a 90 - loss team, which is what the over-under is hinting at.

If he becomes the player he was on course to become at the end of 2013 - 14, or anything close, then # 49m will look like a perfectly reasonable amount of money.

use your head, do you really think the situation surrounding Messi and Barcelona was anything like the one created at Arsenal... apples to oranges when comparing the clubs or the situation surrounding the players involved... slow your roll buddy because you are in way over your head... stick to making generic comments about people moaning, but make sure you don't change your tune if the window closes, nothing changes and things implode before Xmas... my comments are carefully considered and I never flip - flop on a weekly basis regardless of a win, tie or loss... furthermore, if you don't like to read honest opinions about the club you pertain to follow, stick to getting your info from the club owned and operated site

Man city attack even if a bit more sluggish after exertions last week must be licking their lips at the lack of pace and closing down that this combo offers... The only way we can get anything if attack scores 3 times... Difficult to see how

At no point were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought.

Some of these players we are said to be targeting seem to be used by the agents to get better deals or to close deals quickly, we as fans seem to just grasp at anything the media puts out and believe.

Under 2.5 goals on this one is running at 5/6 and that is likely the only way that the Clarets are going to get close to getting anything out of this.

I've never seen a central midfielder at Wolves with anything close to that kind of quality.

KEY FACT: This the first time Brighton have played a top - flight match in Newcastle MATCH ODDS: Newcastle 23/20 Draw 11/5 Brighton 3/1 bet365 Pick: Newcastle to win @ 23/20 ANDY SAYS: Hard to see Brighton getting anything here, has to be a home win... 2 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: Being at home, I would have to side with Newcastle... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: A close game, would have to say a draw... 1 - 1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Mikel Merino at 73p could be a bargain

I half - announced today, Sanchez against Mkhitaryan, because that is likely to happen and the rest... we are not close at all to anything.

The presser went down a treat with most United fans with the «Special One» declaring that he wanted to win everything at the club while also stating that he would not see a fourth place finish as anything close to success.

This was very much a routine win for United as Hull didn't offer anything close to a threat, and at times it was a chance for United to improve on their passing as Hull couldn't get a hold of the ball.

Having a baby who puts everything (and I mean everything) in his mouth right now, I've been thinking more and more about the toy recalls and decided to take a closer look at the toys we have to see exactly where they were made and to make sure we don't own anything that's included in the recalls.

(PS — I bought mine used for less than this at a consignment sale, but it wasn't much less than this and it wasn't in anything close to new condition.)

And how can you stick to any semblance of a diet when you need to grab the chance to eat anything close at hand, whenever you have a few seconds to spare?