close call

And it was a close call in northern Texas where a pair of children nearly walked into a lightening bolt.

Talk about a close call! I almost ran into the boss as I was coming out of the ball park this afternoon.

It was an extremely close call and looking back now I have no doubt that if my friend hadn't acted so promptly I would be dead.

Whether to attack the sanctuaries was a close call, on which honest and serious individuals might well differ.

"I would give the prize to Buffon, but it will be a very close call, " he said to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The Bank Indonesia meeting tomorrow is a close call but should BI hike rates once again the IDR will benefit.

Were there written up-to-date policies and procedures that addressed the work processes related to the adverse event or close call?

And a close call for one man in Russia who was lucky to be alive.

Chelsea had a close call when the bottom-placed Portsmouth almost scored.

But the BOJ decision this week could be a close call as some within the central bank are reluctant to cut already low rates further.

I almost got hit by a car today, but Bob pushed me out of the way and saved my life! Phew, that was a close call!

Driving home today I had a close call when a large truck suddenly turned in front of me.

The last time I saw a black cat we had the close call in the light plane.

"I think Mr. Sokol has a real problem here, " said Duke University Law Professor James Cox. "This is not a close call at all. "

It was a close call ; he was almost hit by the car.

M: No, that's not what I meant by close call. I meant that the car nearly hit you.

We almost missed the train. That was a close call!

The train was a close call. It nearly hit the car.

Were the staff involved in the adverse event or close call properly qualified and trained to perform their functions?

A close call, but for the White House a useful boost.

It was such a close call.

A transient ischemic attack, often called a "mini-stroke, " is more like a close call.

Air Force One had a close call with the commuter plane the other day.

It was a close call, but luckily enemy had bad aim.

That was a close call. We almost had an accident.

We didn't actually hit the other car, but it was a close call.

Let my close call and his quick action serve to alert others to the importance of knowing the Heimlich method.

The minutes say it was a "close call" .

That was a close call. I'm lucky she didn't see me. She would have really hit the roof.

He had a close call with the accident.

Although 500, 000 kilometers is considered an extremely close call, Professor Chen is not worried.

It is not important to report a near miss or close call because no one was hurt.

I sold my stock just before the market crashed. It was really a close call.

LAWRENCE SUMMERS, U. S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1999-2001: We had a close call.

Two cars had a close call yesterday.

B: I agree. That was a close call. Another inch and you'd be dead.

eg. I had a close call on my way to work, A car hit my bike but I didn't fall.

Yet the cash flow problem was not his only close call.

That knife missed you by a hair. 11. That was a close call!

That was a close call ! We nearly hit that car.

It was a close call.

Tthat same year I experienced an even more close call with Yogi Chen at Timber Cove!

A close call, but the episode would, surely, soon be at an end.

Dick: I heard you had a close call this morning.

That was a close call.

I had a close call on the way to the office this morning. A car almost hit me!

My car almost hit the guy, what a close call.

I had a narrow escape. 13. I had a close call. 14. That was risky.

That skier just missed the tree--what a close call.

But I think it's a close call.

Close call n. A narrow escape from danger or an accident