Example sentences of "[be] almost the [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Love has inspired more mystical utterances than any other human emotions ; for some saints and mystics , it has been almost the whole of religion . |
| 2 | Do you see chemistry as being almost the centre of science ? |
| 3 | The history of the attempts to prevent cracks spreading or to evade the consequences , is almost the history of engineering . |
| 4 | In 1963 Senator Joseph Clark of Pennsylvania said , ‘ The Senate establishment … is almost the antithesis of democracy . |
| 5 | No longer recruits , but trained servicewomen ; amongst the smiles there is the occasional tear , as it is almost the end of recruit training . |
| 6 | This is almost the end of Week 1 and you have nearly done it . |