Example sentences of "[vb base] practically no [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Operating at temperatures close to absolute zero ( -273C ) , super-magnets deliver the most powerful fields available and consume practically no electricity while operating in their superconducting ( ie , loss-free ) state . |
| 2 | In parts of the Atacama desert practically no rain falls , but in other deserts , especially locally on mountains , the annual rainfall may be as much as 250 mm ( 10 in ) . |
| 3 | They get practically no help at all and yet mum still manages to sort of save a bit |
| 4 | Similarly , the fact that the tiger is unable to figure it out from our behaviour that we have practically no sense of smell , demonstrates how instinctive and preprogrammed are their mental functions . |
| 5 | Opinion , the paper reports , is moving in favour of the idea that in future self-management communities of interest should be regulated by general laws instead of by social compacts , which have practically no authority , legal or otherwise . |