I had another bad bardic near-miss, but such is life. From Wordnik.com. [brynpobydd Diary Entry] Reference
The Intruder jolted once, turbulence from a near-miss. From Wordnik.com. [Countdown]
He gasped and felt his heart stutter from the near-miss. From Wordnik.com. [The Stone Monkey]
His reward for what he considers a near-miss with death?. From Wordnik.com. [Deregulating Radio to Death] Reference
A near-miss in the floor exercise elicited more goodwill. From Wordnik.com. [Shawn Johnson, Gamer] Reference
The number of near-miss incidents logged is rising steadily. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
We avoided the Great Depression and it was a pretty near-miss. From Wordnik.com. [Wonkbook: GOP's 'Pledge'; no vote on tax cuts; DISCLOSE gets another chance] Reference
Nine months later came the first of at least 10 near-miss reports. From Wordnik.com. [Afghanistan war logs: US covered up fatal Taliban missile strike on Chinook] Reference
Was there a near-miss which caused some sort of wild, evasive action?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2006] Reference
The proximity of the near-miss left burn marks on the closest shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [nebet Diary Entry] Reference
Dopplr now informs you of “nearby” and “near-miss” coincidences. From Wordnik.com. [Dopplr releases new features] Reference
Maybe an asteroid on a near-miss trajectory or something would do it …. From Wordnik.com. [Do Older Generations Matter to the Internet?] Reference
The significance of the near-miss became clear just three minutes later. From Wordnik.com. [Uruguay Eyes Former Glory With Latest Win] Reference
There have been several reported near-miss attempts to capture al-Zarqawi. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2005] Reference
The bunkers were supposed to withstand a near-miss from a nuclear warhead. From Wordnik.com. [Red Storm Rising]
This illusion of control ropes gamblers into trying their luck after a near-miss. From Wordnik.com. [Hit Me Again! The Gambling Brain] Reference
ROBERTS: The FAA now disputing claims of a near-miss over JFK Airport in New York. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2008] Reference
"A near-miss, " Keighvin continued, -and damned lucky it wasn't nearer than it was. From Wordnik.com. [Born To Run]
At the Line of Control, they offered fierce, near-miss kicks, prompting roars from the fans. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of a slow thaw in Indo-Pakistan relations] Reference
They'd al-ready had one near-miss with renegade Jem'Hadar trying to start hostilities again. From Wordnik.com. [Demons Of Air And Darkness]
Still, I can't see those near-miss squads doing much more than qualifying for the postseason. From Wordnik.com. [Houston in the hunt] Reference
ZAKARIA: Michael, I know you had a near-miss with an IED, with an improvised explosive device. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2009] Reference
As anyone who has had a near-miss will quickly admit, though, it\'s really all wishful thinking. From Wordnik.com. [Musings on root canal, bad dreams and the big C] Reference
The incident is drawing comparisons to a similar near-miss of a deadly bombing in London in 2007. From Wordnik.com. [Times Square Bomb Scare] Reference
(There was another override vote that year, and a second in 2008, with similar near-miss outcomes.). From Wordnik.com. [With No Bush Veto Threat, Six Republicans Switch From 'No' to 'Yes' on SCHIP] Reference
A near-miss over Missouri last week was attributed to a controller's unfamiliarity with a new keyboard. From Wordnik.com. [The Lee Case: 'No Smoking Gun', Gender Isn't The] Reference
The near-miss happened over northern Illinois, and the FAA admits it was the air traffic controller's fault. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2007] Reference
Thompson's best bet is probably to capitalize on his mayoral near-miss while people are still impressed by it. From Wordnik.com. [Thompson's Options: Senator (Risky), Comptroller (Safer), Mayor (TK)] Reference
I decided that was a near-miss because they're different parts of speech, but they're related, so it was clever. From Wordnik.com. [A Real American Hero] Reference
American Airlines steers out of a near-miss with bankruptcy, as the ride gets rougher for the industry over all. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 3, 2003] Reference
But Rush's legal team knows they can't just go around crowing about their client's near-miss with responsibility. From Wordnik.com. [Davis Sweet: Free Rush Limbaugh!] Reference
The downside for Thompson is that a loss would kill all of the career momentum that his near-miss last month generated. From Wordnik.com. [Thompson's Options: Senator (Risky), Comptroller (Safer), Mayor (TK)] Reference
At the top of the list of six urgent areas of concern, again, what the FAA calls incursions, what most of us call a near-miss. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2007] Reference
Metro had an enhanced test for the loss of train detection that was developed in the wake of a 2005 near-miss close to Rosslyn. From Wordnik.com. [For days before Red Line crash, circuit failures left Metro trains invisible] Reference
The second near-miss occurred when we returned to shore on a British-piloted helicopter, with an Omani second-in-command. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography]
This game should produce less celebration of the near-miss and more contemplation of why the fluke finish was necessary in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [After a Near-Disaster, the Jets Need a New Plan] Reference
The real test of discernment would be to do what the Harvard Dean of Admissions said: admit the near-miss rejects and see how well they do. From Wordnik.com. [Barry Schwartz: Why Selective Colleges--and Outstanding Students--Should Become Less Selective] Reference
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