We were on the verge of finishing the report when the computer suddenly quit.    From LearnThat.org. 

On the verge of tears.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

This constant shorting on companies that are in production or on the verge is insane.    From Wordnik.com.  [Canadian Silver Bug - this weeks stuff] Reference

As far as the definition of being "on the verge" is concerned, I think I prefer a probabilistic story.    From Wordnik.com.  [What is a Collapse?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Re Diplo's comment about the mower missing presumed dead, the partly mown, or half-cut, verge is becoming common around here.    From Wordnik.com.  [On the Verge] Reference

Parked along the verge were the armored shapes of humvees and the occasional hulking, trucklike MRAP.    From Wordnik.com.  [Feed for Arabist.net] Reference

De Hart said on Thursday their occupation of the verge was a statement to draw attention to their plight.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

There is usually a projection called the verge = penile papilla.    From Wordnik.com.  [The naughty bit of a snail] Reference

Notice how that "verge" is still verging, as Kim J hasn't lobbed any NoKo projectiles anywhere even close to us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robbie Gennet: Come Out With Your Nukes Up!] Reference

President's favorite phrase, "to be kicked out" from that "verge" of the government on which they now are said to be "hanging.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference

I know now, to a certainty, that I was so near the "verge" that a touch would have toppled me over.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life,] Reference

Congress is on the verge of raising those loan limits, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [MONEY: CONGRATS!--NOW PAY UP] Reference

"Our assessment is that they are on the verge of collapse.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Blitzkrieg] Reference

The Gateses were on the verge of making an investment in education.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Battle Over Size] Reference

Experts warn that the region is on the verge of a health-care catastrophe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Working Off The Weight] Reference

With one of the twins on the verge of death, the Dezuricks arrived at UCSF.    From Wordnik.com.  [Treating The Tiniest Patients] Reference

A new legislature is on the verge of taking over Northern Ireland's affairs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time For A Makeover] Reference

Clinton is forever on the verge of destruction -- until he somehow saves himself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Confounding The Right] Reference

Actually, I think for the first time, we're on the verge of genuine seismic changes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bright Lights, Different City] Reference

It's a preferred species among the Japanese, and it's now on the verge of extinction.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Year Of The Ocean] Reference

Both projects claim to be on the verge of obtaining firm commitments from financiers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Presidential Pipeline] Reference

"Who knows if they'll start cutting people tomorrow," she said, on the verge of tears.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taking The Reins] Reference

And by the weekend Faneuil was looking cool, while Martha appeared on the verge of tears.    From Wordnik.com.  [A DIVA IN DISTRESS] Reference

During the winter of 1946-47, the worst in memory, Europe seemed on the verge of collapse.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Plan And The Man] Reference

Granted, his plea bargain was struck as his trial was on the verge of becoming a shambles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Intolerable Tolerance] Reference

In 1990, I moved to the public polling institute IFOP, which was on the verge of bankruptcy.    From Wordnik.com.  [How I Got There] Reference

To be on the verge of war, without actually fighting one, may be sound, if inelegant, policy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deja Vu All Over Again] Reference

"" But the use of wood on the verge of extinction when a synthetic is available is inexcusable. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rare Scent] Reference

Students on the verge of dropping out -- or into criminality -- can be kept on track by a good job.    From Wordnik.com.  [Too Old, Too Fast?] Reference

Some argue it's sheer greed: Unicom is finally on the verge of big profits and doesn't want to share them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telecom Tug-Of-War] Reference

But a case can be made that Europe's economy is on the verge of a revival that will shatter the American stereotype.    From Wordnik.com.  [A New Start For Europe?] Reference

Each endeavor was too tiny for broadcast and cable networks, yet both are on the verge of forging television history.    From Wordnik.com.  [Television: And the 'iPod Emmy' Goes to ...] Reference