a near miss

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a near miss

a situation in which an accident or unpleasant situation almost happened and was only just avoided I managed to brake just in time but it was a near miss.

See also: miss, near

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Other individuals may have a psychological way of dealing with higher risk perceptions so that employees take on a belief that injuries will not happen to them (Weinstein, 1989), thus resulting in more of a denial when an injury or a near miss does occur. Supervisor support and risk perception: their relationship with ... by Lauver, Kristy J.; Lester, Scott; Le, Huy / Journal of Managerial Issues In this article, the authors highlight a near miss (also known as a good catch) that occurred in an intensive care unit with the use of cyclophosphamide for intravenous administration. A near miss involving cyclophosphamide by Koczmara, Christine; Broadfield, Larry; Hyland, Sylvia; Cheng, Roger / Dynamics They've found that gamblers like me are turned on more by a near miss than a winner. RESULT!: FORGET THE SUCCESSES. . A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A SMILE; IN ... by The Mirror (London, England)			a merchant of doom a mess of a middle-aged spread a mile a minute a mile away a mile off a millstone around neck a mind of own a mine of information a misery guts A miss is as good as a mile a mixed bag a Monday morning quarterback a money-spinner a monkey on back a mother lode of a mountain to climb a mouth to feed a movable feast a mug's game a mummy's boy a mutual admiration society a mystery to a name to conjure with a narrow escape a near miss a necessary evil a needle in a haystack a nest egg a never-never land a new ballgame a new broom a new lease on life a New Man a nice little earner a night owl a nine-day wonder a nip and tuck a nip in the air a no-show a no-win situation A nod's as good as a wink a non sequitur a nose for a nosy parker a notch below a number cruncher a numbers game a one-hit wonder a one-horse race a one-horse town			A Murder of Crows A Murine Systemic Senile Amyloid A murrain on you a mutual admiration society A Mutually-Orthogonal Usercode Receiver a mystery to A N Other a nail in the coffin a nail in the coffin a nail in the coffin a nail in the coffin A Naked World a name to conjure with A Name-Value Language a narrow escape a nasty bit of work a nasty bit of work a nasty piece of work a nasty piece of work a nasty taste in mouth a nasty taste in mouth a nasty taste in mouth a nasty taste in mouth a nasty taste in the mouth a nasty taste in the mouth a nasty taste in the mouth a nasty taste in the mouth A nation of shopkeepers a nativitate A Naturally Dominating Youth a near miss a near thing a near thing a near thing A Necessary Evil A Necessary Evil a needle in a haystack A Needle Pulling Thread a nest egg A Network A Network for Jewish Youth A Network of Communities of the Poor A Network of Evansville Women A Network Payment Company a never-never land A New Age Restorative Approach A New Approach a new ballgame A New Beginning a new broom A new broom Sweeps clean A New Day Foundation A New Drug Application A New English Dictionary On Historical Principles A New English Dictionary On Historical Principles A New Global Environment for Learning A New History of Ireland A New Hope A New Hope Special Edition

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