Other states in the region have been nearer the mark.

For 'troops to' read 'crimes in' and the title of this article would be nearer the mark.

- so happy as they might be: that would be nearer the mark.

It would be nearer the mark to say we fall in love with the personality.

"A corporate style with individual mannerisms would be nearer the mark."

I do not even ask you to tell me whether I now speak nearer the mark.

If you were to say 'seven-eighths of a mind' it would be nearer the mark.

I say a night's work, but an hour's would be nearer the mark.

Look for a Picentine and you'll be nearer the mark.

Alexander Gordon may have got nearer the mark with the simplest possible explanation.