Sentences with phrase «to be a close call»

It has been a close call for several weeks.

There was a close call on some paleo chili I made, but thankfully I bought tomato sauce which was sugar free.

Existing coal plants are a closer call since the private costs of a plant you've already built are naturally quite low.

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

There haven't been any close calls to make me worry that she could choke herself, so for the time being I leave it on her while she sleeps.

There have been close calls in the past — two locals in 2001 struck what they think was a supporting tunnel wall while digging near a local railway for the secret shaft.

And like the 2010 contest, the 2011 public poll was a close call, going right up to the wire.

It was been a close call for several weeks.

The middle rung was a close call between the i30 SR (1:11.85) and Swift Sport (1:10.75) where lap times were concerned.

Later, there's a close call when Man enters the forest and they make a narrow escape.

If there was a close call on an objection, I jotted it down.

Biggest Personal Accomplishment: Not Throwing Up on the POTUS at the White House Easter Prayer Breakfast — which was a close call given the fact that 24 hours earlier I had been totally immobilized by some of the worst food poisoning of my life, which caused me to miss my original flight into D.C. as I was too delirious and dehydrated to do anything but move from the bed to the toilet in my hotel room in Michigan.

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

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.

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

It had to be a close call by the MPAA.

It was on a Sunday and the dealership was closed I called early morning Monday morning and let them know I was interested I got there they had it ready test drove it and drove it home within just less than couple of hours very fast and friendly customer service great people to work with.

Compared to other in - class hybrid sedans, the Optima is a closer call.

Of those rejected, 21 percent presented an unqualified employer, though it's not clear how many were close calls, as the National Association of Social Workers may have been.

In the guns case, however, Justice John Paul Stevens performed his own analysis of the original meaning of the Second Amendment and dissented, suggesting that divining the meaning of the amendment when it was written is a close call.

The most memorable moment of the day was a close call between a Maserati and a classic restored MG.

San Jose is followed by several other California metros, like San Francisco and Orange County, where the buying vs. renting metric is a close call.

Author: Gordon Walter In this economy and with many people to choose from, it can be a close call between finalists in awarding the job.

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.

If I had to choose my favorite Thanksgiving turkey leftover recipes, it would be a close call between this baked tortellini casserole and my family's all - time favorite Light Turkey & Corn Chowder.

There were some close calls.

«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.

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.

Not everyone thinks this was a close call, though.

It was a close call.

«The presidential election will tell if Americans view support for gay marriage as a political sin but the vote is in on whether it is theologically sinful — and it's a close call» writes Cathy Lynn Grossman of USAToday on the heels of President Obama announcing he is now in favor of same - sex marriage.

It was a close call though.

I don't know, it's a close call between these and the vegan oatmeal blender pancakes.

I almost put in the whole container of tofu... which would have been too much, so that was a close call.

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!!

It would be a close call, but voters might give Auburn the benefit based on the SEC's recent dominance and the perceived weakness of the Big Ten this season.

Probably more than Irwin too, but it's a closer call.

There was a close call a while back when Gerald Henderson did this while screaming a Nelly Furtado song.

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.

HM: I would probably choose... It's a close call between invisibility and flying, I would love to fly anywhere but also listen in on any conversation.

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.

It's a close call, but Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois is surely the stand - out goalkeeper against Marc - Andre ter Stegen after his world class form in the Premier League down the years.

It's a close call, but Chelsea legend Petr Cech is quite possibly the next best goalkeeper in Premier League history after Schmeichel, having won four titles with the Blues and long established himself as consistently world class throughout his great career.

But factoring in age and inactivity I think it makes it's a closer call.

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.