Example sentences of "[is] almost at [art] " in BNC.

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1 The Astra has now clocked up 17,300 miles and our time together is almost at an end .
2 Is it not surprising that after several years of unremitting devolutionist propaganda from the Scottish Constitutional Convention , support for devolution is almost at an all-time low , according to the opinion polls ?
3 During winter evenings Capella is almost at the zenith or overhead point , and stands out at once because of its brilliance ; it is in fact the sixth brightest star in the sky , with a magnitude of only just below zero .
4 It is almost at the level of cliché to make the point that education at school is , outside the family , the most important means by which children are socialised .
5 However , Geoffrey is almost at the top of his salary scale and does not want extra commitments .
6 Sylvaner is almost at the bottom of the quality scale ( below Sylvaner is Chasselas , used only in blends ) .
7 It 's been a bumpy ride , but the bill to privatize British Rail is almost at the end of its long parliamentary journey but the battle is n't over yet , earlier this week hundreds of protestors from a variety of backgrounds gave up a day and travelled from the North to carry their defiant message to Transport Secretary John MacGregor .
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