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This is perilously close to what buying elections looks like.

Slowly and easily the valve-pipes rose, lifting George and the head of his bed into the air, perilously.

Perilously near the end of the platform he stopped short and put his hand to his head.

Levi had taken from him his father's love; he had driven him, if not to ruin, at least perilously close to it.

We, the launch and the river were playing a gigantic gamble, in which the stakes on our part were perilously heavy.

Indeed, at this point, Ensign Dave was perilously near to breaking his word as to believing Surigny.