Welcome to the California state prison system, the country's largest and one of its most poorly run so badly managed, in fact, that it is on the verge of federal supervision.
The simple bean of the Venezuelan criollo--source of what many connoisseurs consider chocolate's gold standard--had been on the verge of extinction.
The country is so big and so unwieldy that it seems always on the verge of implosion like a bolshaya deryevna, or big village, riddled with ethnic fissures and political .
SF Giants on verge of signing first-round pick Arroyo Christian Arroyo, the Florida high school infielder whom the Giants selected with their first pick in the June 6 draft, is in Arizona to get his physical, which means he is on the verge of signing. If all goes well with the physical, Arroyo is expected to visit AT&T Park on Thursday, before starting his professional career in the Arizona Summer League. His signing bonus was not immediately ...
June 18, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle
Rockies-Blue Jays Preview The Toronto Blue Jays are on the verge of their longest winning streak in nearly five years - with a big thanks owed to their starting pitching.
June 18, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
Barack Obama in AFP But because we refused to back down, and kept fighting, we now stand on the verge of victory,Obama pointed out.
Bud Selig in USA Today Throughout this season, I have watched Barry Bonds' pursuit of the home run record. Now that he is on the verge of tying the record, the time has come to announce that I will make every attempt to attend the record-setting moment,Selig said...
John McCain in International Herald Tribune When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery there were those who dug in their heels and said, 'Slow down, it's too early. Let's wait. Things aren't bad enough'; When this body was on the verge of guaranteeing equal civil rights to... Harry Reid http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGP_5PNs1MQ0kTh3aND3oL4AP8hsA Seattle Times http://www.google.com/url?q=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/edcetera/2010477131_sen_reids_mispeak_or_honest_sp.html%3Fprmid%3Dop_ed&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFrD486RL_xJo-K8hjg_qfbDWYSOQ Dec 10, 2009
107591 141091 verifiable It will be my top priority yesterday, today and tomorrow," McCain said. "We have to secure our borders ...... but we also must proceed with a temporary worker program that is verifiable and truly temporary. We must also understand that 12...