in detachment from(Her novels might indeed be classified as a form of very literary biography. How good are they, when viewed in detachment from their author's life? – by Anne BartonTamerlane)
have a narrow escape(a situation in which you only just avoid danger, difficulties, or trouble: A woman had a narrow escape yesterday when her car left the road.superbol)
by a long shot(First place by a long shot was Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s flustered comment to a group of angry old folks in Crimea, who were hectoring him about their low pensions. Денег нет, но вы держитесь! – There’s no money, but you hang in there! -– MBerdy.2016)