near-misses

While the mislabeled specimen were discarded before they reached the wrong patients, the errors were described as "near-misses."

Hospital Faces Scrutiny Jacob Gershman 2011

You get one point for each corrrectly named fish, and half a point for any near-misses.

Give yourself a memory test 2012

I heard a lot of stories about authors having to approach publishers time and again, lots of near-misses that were eventually converted into books – but over the course of several years.

Meet The Publishers « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

Yet the FAA in June issued a safety alert that the number of runway incidents once again was growing, and the agency emphasized that most near-misses stemmed from pilots losing situational awareness or failing to fully follow controller instructions.

Near-Miss on Toronto Runway Renews Safety Worries Andy Pasztor 2011

The report examined fourteen "near-misses" at U.S. nuclear plants and evaluated the NRC's response in each case.

Susan Buchanan: Louisiana Power Plants Say They're Prepared For Quakes Susan Buchanan 2011

You get one point for each correct symbol, with half a point for any near-misses.

Give yourself a memory test 2012

The book is about the partial meltdown at the Fermi 1 nuclear power plant in 1966 that threatened nearby Detroit, one of numerous near-misses and many other accidents involving nuclear power in addition to the disasters at Three Mile Island in 1979, Chernobyl in 1986 and now Fukushima.

Karl Grossman: Atomic Energy: Unsafe in the Real World Karl Grossman 2011

England's only rivals for top spot in Group G have made startling progress in recent years but qualification processes are marked by near-misses and Saturday's dropped points at home to Bulgaria could be the missed opportunity that comes back to haunt Montenegro.

Five things we learned from the international fixtures this weekend | Evan Fanning 2011

The book is about the partial meltdown at the Fermi 1 nuclear power plant in 1966 that threatened nearby Detroit, one of numerous near-misses and many other accidents involving nuclear power in addition to the disasters at Three Mile Island in 1979, Chernobyl in 1986 and now Fukushima.

Karl Grossman: Atomic Energy: Unsafe in the Real World Karl Grossman 2011

The report examined fourteen "near-misses" at U.S. nuclear plants and evaluated the NRC's response in each case.

Susan Buchanan: Louisiana Power Plants Say They're Prepared For Quakes Susan Buchanan 2011