Example sentences of "[art] almost [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The castle was begun by Henry de Lacy in 1282 ; Denbigh is also noted for the almost complete circuit of town walls . |
| 5 | It is in respect of bad human behaviour generally that the almost complete absence of condemnation from organised religion is so deplorable . |
| 6 | Bernard Donoughue noted ‘ the almost complete absence of discussion of economic policy . |
| 7 | The almost complete absence of neon advertising signs from buildings and shop windows increased my sense of berg in an ancient city . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | We all had our recollections of our own special moments , but the abiding memory is of the blessed peach and tranquillity of the Shrine and the almost tangible bond of companionship and caring , love and laughter which bound us all together . |
| 10 | The almost simultaneous intaking of breath by both Ben and Aggie was audible ; then , again taking Millie 's hand , Aggie said , ‘ Listen carefully , child . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Back there the war was everywhere , filling people 's minds and eyes and thoughts ; the teeming thousands of uniformed men , the RAF and army vehicles , the almost palpable atmosphere of anticipation and suspense . |
| 13 | He had become the representative of a tradition which , without his presence , might finally disappear , and the fact that he now had very little left to say only heightened the almost ritualistic sense of occasion which that presence provided . |
| 14 | Moreover , the questionnaire permits the almost automatic dissemination of information in directory format , and it is then a saleable product . |
| 15 | It was hard to suppress an instinctive smile at his expression , the almost boyish gleam of mischief which sparkled in his eyes , but she managed it . |
| 16 | In architectural terms this is evidenced in the smaller , narrower windows , lack of intricate tracery or coloured glass , the almost total lack of development of the flying buttress system , the poverty of decoration in sculpture and carving . |
| 17 | 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 ! |
| 18 | To judge from the very wide circulation of the decisions on these details , in contrast to the almost total lack of circulation of the earlier decrees , this concentration of effort was the right policy ; but it took at least another two generations before the aim , which Anselm in 1102 had been confident could quickly be reached , was achieved . |
| 19 | Despite the defeat of the current plotters , the main danger to the government was of another coup attempt , which was seen by many as almost inevitable , given the high level of politicization within the armed forces , the almost total lack of respect for the Constitution , and the inability of the President to move decisively and quickly enough against the disaffected elements . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | In the almost total absence of information there can be no interest in systematizing procedures in the manner of the Victoria Centre . |
| 22 | They enjoyed too the almost unlimited scope for invention and strategy , and the Personal romanticizing in bed at night . |
| 23 | First there is the almost legendary ease of use . |
| 24 | It is also a feature which is likely to arouse the suspicions of the sceptical onlooker since it is part and parcel of a theory whose conclusions critically depend upon the combination of the sluggish dispersal of information on the one hand and the almost instantaneous diffusion of demand on the other . |
| 25 | Additionally it might be argued that with the almost instantaneous transmission of information we have these days , the impact of hearing about individuals or groups or communities of people dying is that much greater because we have less time to prepare for bad news . |
| 26 | Technology has brought speed of travel , and the almost instantaneous dissemination of information from one part of the world to another , such as has been unheard of in the history of the world . |
| 27 | The almost mystical power of race and nation on the political stage conveys something about the changing nature of class relations , the growth of state authoritarianism , the eclipse of industrial production , the need to maintain popular support for militarism and exterminism and the end of the nation-state as a political form . |
| 28 | One reason why the range of music employed in cathedrals is often fairly narrow is the almost daily singing of Evensong as the choir s main musical offering . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |