Having been so close to the risks of instability—he confirmed for me the close-call moments surrounding Operation Able Archer in the early 1980s, for instance, when the Soviets mistook a realistic NATO, nuke-simulated war game for the run-up to a surprise attack on the Soviet Union and prepared to preempt—he was now passionate about the threat nukes posed to creating order in the international system. ❋ Ron Rosenbaum (2011)
The surgery from that close-call resulted in a tracheotomy and the loss of most of his jaw. ❋ Unknown (2010)
But in this close-call win, things were a little different. ❋ Laine Ewen (2010)
They survived back-to-back close-call legs, but cowboys/brothers Jet and Cord McCoy couldn't make another comeback on The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business Sunday. ❋ Unknown (2011)
I just watched the pilot episode of Lost on DVD (I'd never seen it before), and while I know perfectly well it's fiction, it still gave me the heebie-jeebies, and that last thing I need to watch is a real-life close-call. ❋ Anne-Marie (2008)
It seems that every election produces some close-call drama, but this one's a doozy. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A close-call in Oregon will be trumpeted as a defeat for Obama, just like Hillary's close-call in Indiana. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The third pillar, the civilian government, which only received a close-call by the downing of United flight 93 was in my opinion, and contrary to most, a direct hit and in fact was as psychologically damaging, even if on a subconscious level, as the hits on the WTC and the Pentagon. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Daniel Day-Lewis returns, but in a much more important close-call this time. ❋ Unknown (2008)
In fact, we had really, an amazing close-call, yesterday, a five-crash accident on one of the highways, fortunately, nobody was hurt. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Right now the Repugnicans aren't worried; they'll still pull miraculous victories out of the hat to win most close-call elections this fall wait and see. ❋ The Daily Growler (2006)
Now, if the Dumbos lose by bare-minimum margins, then their next move should be to hold up the whole damn election process, refuse to concede any close-call precincts anywhere, and file suit after suit against the state voting regulators and the secretaries of state, like that assinine Kathleen Harris who is currently looking more and more like Tammy Faye Baker she's fallen so far from whatever grace it is sleasebags like her believe in. ❋ The Daily Growler (2006)
Today, the stock market is almost back to where it was before the disaster of Bush being appointed president and his arbitrarily involving us in "world" wars and close-call intrigues, with the help of the Christian god the Judeans called Jehovah and the Christians call their Allah all gods in one, right? and who Carl Jung said was the ancient Hebrew god Yahweh. ❋ The Daily Growler (2006)
"Behind closed doors, the origin of what one source called a "major close-call incident" and NASA's reaction to it are the subject of concern within the space agency and between the space station's U.S. and Russian partners." ❋ Unknown (2005)
The Boston Red Sox and Cleveland, who took turns throwing at one another after some close-call Pedro Martinez brushbacks, also play six more times. ❋ Unknown (2000)
But what many of us have forgotten - or maybe never really knew - is what a close-call it really was. ❋ Unknown (2011)
She said the increase in close-call reports suggests doctors, nurses and their co-workers are becoming more willing to speak up when something goes wrong or looks like it's about to. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)
Shanahan has said he would like to extend the uprights higher to judge close-call field goals like the one the Cowboys kicked in overtime, but special teams coach Danny Smith has another solution: What don't you do it like tennis? ❋ Unknown (2011)
Jerry experienced a close call when he was sailing on his boat and a strong [gale] [knocked down] his [mast] and missed his head by a hair. ❋ Philco (2008)
Man, I had about [twenty] close calls this past year because I have been smoking all this time. A person [like me] was never [supposed to] smoke in the first place. WTF!!!!! ❋ Just Another Ordinary Person (2013)
Guy 1: man that was a close call, I wasn't even fully [on the toilet].
Guy 2: did you [make a mess]?
Guy 1: a little bit, but at least we're in [MacDonald's]. ❋ Shitpantsmcgee (2014)
Person 1: [Suh du]? How it's it going?
Persn 2: [Too close to call it], my [du]... ❋ SnatchyZ (2018)
