They did not want to be involved in a close game, when a lucky shot or an official's call could make the difference.

Richard's call made me want to get out of the house.

I thought I'd do a little work, made some calls to the coast.

She had caught herself each time, but the close calls made her nervous.

The thing is that the close calls made me think.

Tim's call should have made me feel better about things, but it didn't.

The last call makes the decision: You're having unexpected company.

There's nearly 400 people in the office, with over 35, 000 calls made since 6 am.

"But one or two bad calls don't make a game."

Some of those will be much easier calls to make than others.