Example sentences of "almost complete [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " 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 Although there is almost complete freedom of trade , many traders choose not to do so in response to the prevailing wishes of their local communities .
5 The rule operates as an almost complete bar on over-the-counter ( OTC ) futures transactions for a private customer .
6 The members of the Royal Agricultural Society of England ( founded 1838 ) were invited to submit diseased animals to the College , but this met with an almost complete lack of response .
7 The almost complete lack of response , one way or the other , from the Masai , only seems to have encouraged these fantasies , because it provided an environment in which fantasy was rarely tested against reality .
8 The harder they are blown the more will the horns and tuba part company , until in ff there is an almost complete lack of blend .
9 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 .
10 As a result of the secrecy which has traditionally surrounded donor insemination there is an almost complete lack of knowledge of how donor assisted families fare as the children grow up .
11 Despite his almost complete lack of English and the poor Italian the others possessed , several things had emerged .
12 A study by Jones ( Jones , 1983 ) provides detailed evidence on the almost complete lack of communication between examination boards and employers and on the uninformed and arbitrary way in which employers use qualifications .
13 Judged on the attendance , the almost complete lack of sectarianism , the productive political discussion in the workshops , and the constructive criticism , the event was more of a success than we had ever dared hope for .
14 Bernard Donoughue noted ‘ the almost complete absence of discussion of economic policy .
15 It is in respect of bad human behaviour generally that the almost complete absence of condemnation from organised religion is so deplorable .
16 The almost complete absence of neon advertising signs from buildings and shop windows increased my sense of berg in an ancient city .
17 judges enjoy an almost complete immunity in respect of acts — even corrupt and malicious acts , happily rare in our history — done by them in their judicial capacity .
18 Despite a return to civilian rule , first under Venecio Cerezo , then , since 1991 , under Jorge Serrano , the army remains firmly in control , and enjoys almost complete immunity from prosecution .
19 Burgeoning nature symbolises the creative process : in ‘ Out of Egypt ’ , for instance , branches bending towards the ground create an almost complete circle of growth and nurture .
20 Having to hastily reorganise the backs late in the week , Haslemere expected to be short of their usual firepower , but on the day this was further confounded by the late arrival of another two players and an almost complete breakdown in discipline .
21 Addition of phosphatidylethanolamine caused an almost complete shift of cholesterol to the vesicular phase .
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