Sentences with phrase «coming close»

Too many theological and literalistic hoops to jump through to make them jive with anything coming close to reality.

As we're coming close to the end of the year, T - Mobile announces an Uncarrier X live event set on Nov. 10 at the Shrine Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Despite its status as a big bank, Bank of America does not offer the highest - earning interest rates, often not even coming close to the high rates of many online banks.

Jonathan Krinsky, MKM Partners» technician, starts the year off with a «bull market checklist» looking at trend, momentum, breadth and sentiment for the overall US stock market (Russell 3000, S&P 500) and determines that there are no current warning signs of a decline — although sentiment could be coming close.

In recent weeks, Mueller has signaled that he is coming close to wrapping up the obstruction - of - justice case he has been building against Trump since last year.

Microsoft, which closed Monday at $ 30.74, has traded around that level for much of the last decade, never coming close to its all - time peak of about $ 60 in late December 1999.

We're coming close to the time when the old way of doing things comes to an end and the new way rushes toward us.

The sector still makes up just 10 % of the nation's total beer sales, not coming close to the profits of Anheuser - Busch or MillerCoors.

Ultimately, Google's chances of even coming close to matching iPhone sales numbers in the fourth quarter and beyond are slim, if not nil.

Preventing yourself from hitting the wall of burnout hard involves knowing the early - warning signs that you're coming close to a crash.

The facts: Trump offered no further details or evidence for his claim that «millions of jobs» were created, and nothing happened during his trip that could come close to backing up such an assertion.

The second biggest contributor in the Dow's record - breaking journey is also a bank, but it doesn't even come close to Goldman Sachs» influence on the market index.

(Perhaps Yelp has come the closest, but the recommendation site is continually bogged down with allegations that users are manipulating reviews.)

Customers don't want a product or solution that only comes close to meeting their needs, or that usually functions properly.

With the rise of cloud applications and devices that keep us constantly connected, a large swath of small businesses are coming closer to paperless status than every before.

SEOUL, April 26 - General Motors and South Korea have agreed to inject $ 4.35 billions into the carmaker's loss - making local arm to keep it afloat after it came close to seeking bankruptcy protection.

The decision by the Reserve Bank of India came close on the heels of weak investor interest in two recent auctions that led to a spike in sovereign debt yields.

The decision by the Reserve Bank of India, announced late on Friday, came close on the heels of weak investor interest in two recent auctions that led to a spike in sovereign debt yields.

Despite proclaiming Canada an «energy superpower,» prime minister Stephen Harper never came close to getting a new export pipeline built.

«And if you increase the capital gain rate to 75 %, the taxation level comes closer to that of dividends now.

Sure, some other manufacturers have come along with me - too clones, but the Roomba was really the only one that came close to doing the job it was designed for.

Price's athleticism and no - quit attitude has manifested in his two daughters: Nicky, 19, a lacrosse player for the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and Maddy, 21, a track and field star who came close to representing Team Canada at the Rio Olympics 400 - metre event.

«Adding a point to growth won't come close to solving the problem,» says Cote.

As the U.K. comes closer to the start of the process to leave the European Union, U.K. businesses are ignoring the political talk, the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce warned.

Not even RelSci has cracked that one yet, but it has come the closest and is still improving.

Not that any of the other PC manufacturers came close.

«There's nobody that even comes close to us in terms of technology and the quality of the equipment, and Saudi Arabia appreciates that,» Trump added.

Anderson and Guerrero landed a $ 700,000 order for 3,500 units, which Anderson says came close to funding Switch's operation the whole of the following year.

A volcano in the south of Italy could be coming closer to erupting, putting the lives of more than half a million people in danger.

«Inappropriate sexual behavior» and «sexual misconduct» don't even come close to precisely describing the accusations against these men.

Volkswagen has already made public admissions that come close to conceding legal liability.

Among the names that Marchica came closest to selecting were Triple Helix (a play on the structure of DNA) and Stratamedica (connoting layers of medical information), but both of those had potential trademark - infringement issues.

After graduating in 1942, he came close to suiting up for the St. Louis Cardinals as a signed centerfielder.

«There's nobody that even comes close to us in terms of technology and the quality of the equipment, and Saudi Arabia appreciates that.»

«It's wonderful that women are standing up for something that's been going on for a long time, and hopefully, within a generation, we will come closer to this equality we're trying to achieve.»

Mobile now represents approximately 65 percent of a typical publisher's web traffic, yet most do not come close to generating the same level of revenues via mobile as they do through their desktop websites.

Their competitors don't even come close to this level of engagement and therefore, it's much easier for them to come off as a more relatable, humanized business.

The only way for anyone to even come close to making it work is to make it part of a much larger company, like Apple or Amazon or Google.

After one such conversation Antonetti came close to admitting defeat.

The selection doesn't come close to the 51,000 titles available through Netflix, but the offer is nevertheless compelling, and Amazon is aggressively building up its library.

Though Microsoft never came close to breaking Apple's dominance, the Zune should be remembered for being an innovator in media consumption, and pioneering streaming and subscription services.

I gave up a high - paying gig, and now my monthly income doesn't come close to covering my expenses.

They can't come close to matching our approach to the kill.

I must be snobby when it comes to phone cameras, since I've yet to find one besides the iPhone 4S that has even come close to impressing me.

My friend's and guests» reviews of my food look positive to me, but don't come close to how much I love my cooking.

«I had a chance to come back in the third set but every time I came close to pegging her back, I missed the opportunity,» said the world No. 26.

Before Walgreens had come close to digesting Alliance Boots, Pessina had announced plans in October to buy Rite Aid, the No. 3 player in the U.S., for $ 17.2 billion.

He's optimistic that a Zika vaccine would come closer to providing blanket protection.

But I came close to being lost at sea.

Some firefighters worked days on the front line, refusing to take breaks, while sheriff's dispatchers continued taking calls even as the fire came close to taking out their building.