by inches
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phr.PhraseBy a very small margin or distance.
The runner won the race by inches.
phr.PhraseMaking very slow or gradual progress.
The project advanced by inches due to lack of funding.
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Top 10 All Time Greatest War Scenes
- It's confusion, horror and progress by inches.
It's confusion, horror and progress by inches.
- It's not the glossy heroicism of old Hollywood; it's confusion, horror, and progress by inches.
It's not the glossy heroicism of old Hollywood; it's confusion, horror, and progress by inches.
Malala
- She escaped death by inches.
She escaped death by inches.
- of the infidels and obscenity.” But Malala did not die. She escaped death by inches,
of the infidels and obscenity.” But Malala did not die. She escaped death by inches,
Nick Offerman, "Paddle Your Own Canoe" | Authors at Google
- I can speak to this sensation as, for my first years in LA, I felt like I was in some sort of invisible queue, bombarded daily by reports of all the goddamn guys in front of me succeeding by inches, wedging me out of TV pilots and film roles.
I can speak to this sensation as, for my first years in LA, I felt like I was in some sort of invisible queue, bombarded daily by reports of all the goddamn guys in front of me succeeding by inches, wedging me out of TV pilots and film roles.
- but and sometimes, you know, I, I think I think it's a game that's won by inches, certainly not by slam dunks.
but and sometimes, you know, I, I think I think it's a game that's won by inches, certainly not by slam dunks.