Example sentences of "almost [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For comparison , omeprazole given subcutaneously at a dose of 30 mg/kg resulted in almost complete inhibition of acid output ( 12 ( 2 ) µmol/30 minutes ) and pepsin output ( 0.15 ( 0.04 ) mg/30 minutes ) . |
| 2 | The castle was begun by Henry de Lacy in 1282 ; Denbigh is also noted for the almost complete circuit of town walls . |
| 3 | An evening out of jobs between regions would be the first step in what , in the longer term , should aim to be an almost complete transfer of government jobs from areas of full employment into areas with the highest levels of unemployment . |
| 4 | Also , the USA exported its long experience with trying to deal with its own soil erosion problems , as a part of foreign policy to its sphere of influence in Latin America in the 1950s , where there had been an almost complete lack of government concern over soil erosion . |
| 5 | The almost complete absence of neon advertising signs from buildings and shop windows increased my sense of berg in an ancient city . |
| 6 | A casual browse through the monthly newsletter of the NHS Management Executive reveals an almost obsessive preaching of quality lessons to health service managers . |
| 7 | It was designed to be used when knitting pile and drive lace — though I suspect from the almost total lack of drive lace and pile garments that I 've seen , or rather not seen , that is used at all it 's mainly with the rib transfer carriage ! |
| 8 | This system proved almost exactly equal in structural efficiency , that is in weight , to wood and fabric with the advantage of a smoother outside surface and the almost total elimination of airframe maintenance . |
| 9 | It has an almost mystical appeal for north-east people , with its prominent blue peaks attracting the eye from so many quarters . |
| 10 | Shaken social workers and child care specialists are now considering their response to what has become an almost daily litany of press releases , television interviews and newspaper articles centred on the W family in Orkney . |
| 11 | Phosphate is the least problem and , perhaps because of the almost profligate use of bone meal and the very long time it takes for the phosphate to be released by bacterial decomposition , is very seldom indeed the cause for worry . |
| 12 | In fact , one could see that Mr Lewis 's almost constant proximity to M. Dupont was proving a serious inconvenience to Lord Darlington , who was naturally keen to make close personal contact with this distinguished gentleman before the discussions began . |
| 13 | Thus it looks as though there is an almost exact balance in technology trade , which will be a surprise to some . |
| 14 | These became , in fact , the almost exclusive preserve of Hammer Films , a company that had been making skilfully-marketed pictures with an eye on the US B-movie market since the late 1940s . |
| 15 | The Washington Post of Feb. 12 reported that diplomats from the major powers saw these changes as " necessary if the UN is to adjust to current world realities by moving away from its former , almost exclusive preoccupation with North-South issues and put more stress on conflict-prevention and peacekeeping " . |
| 16 | It could very easily be that the accidents of product development and distribution have led to an almost exclusive focus on skin care as the function of cotton wool . |
| 17 | Governments of every political persuasion wish to spend more on an almost limitless number of service areas , but far too often — infinitely more often than Labour Members care to admit — the fault lies in the simple failure of an individual to deliver a conscientious personal commitment . |
| 18 | In so doing , it should emphasise the almost imperceptible gradation in landscape quality in some parts of Wales , between designated and undesignated areas , and the consequent need to make protection universal . |
| 19 | For example , in 1980 the Home Secretary , William Whitelaw , introduced the ‘ short , sharp , shock ’ punishments for young offenders , involving a few months ' strict discipline and almost para-military training in detention centres . |
| 20 | This year we expect consumers to spend some £80 billion on leisure — almost one quarter of consumer spending . |
| 21 | Sc infusion of caerulein ( 10 µg/kg/h ) for five hours resulted in almost immediate increase in protein secretion reaching the peak of about 40 mg/30 minutes during the first hour . |
| 22 | But the technology that permitted the almost immediate availability of match results and reports meant that sport came to occupy a larger place in the daily national press . |
| 23 | All the languages considered so far are highly flexible ; they can be used to write almost any type of computer system . |
| 24 | It has always seemed to me rather sad that almost any move from beat duty is regarded as a promotion . |
| 25 | On almost any basis of cost allocation , this would have resulted in the wrong product costs and a wrong emphasis on product mix ( long-term , not just short-term ) . |
| 26 | We may note an almost obligatory use of adjective modifiers in the third paragraph : " Round the bricked yard grew a few wintry primroses . |
| 27 | The prints were about my own size , 6½ and my own guess for what it is worth , since , as a cadet I did own a pair of hob-nails , is that my own almost religious love of country railways had revealed a kind of secular stigmatic effect . |
| 28 | The fall in the cost of iron and steel plates in the 1870 s made composite shipbuilding uneconomic and , towards the end of the nineteenth century most of the world 's deep sea cargo was carried by big sailing ships of almost standardized construction with steel hulls , steel decks , steel spars and steel rigging . |
| 29 | From then on they have developed as an almost necessary part of Church life . |