Example sentences of "[is] near [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's near perfect , it makes no difference . |
| 2 | After last year 's shock announcement of the DVR Company 's near total withdrawal from the seven-mile Buckfastleigh line and rescue handover to volunteers of the South Devon Railway Trust , these figures will be cold comfort to many local steam supporters and shareholders of the Dart Valley Railway despite claims by the Company that all is well . |
| 3 | Erm you know it 's it 's near th near town , it 's near good shops , it 's near near the schools . |
| 4 | Because she 's near that ? |
| 5 | That 's near that washing machine . |
| 6 | And these are in no way direct comparisons — that 's near impossible . |
| 7 | The demand for the UN 's peace-keeping services has risen alarmingly , overstretching the organisation 's near bankrupt resources . |
| 8 | First , Meteosat , ESA 's contribution to the satellite network , is near retiring age and will stop sending information next year . |
| 9 | However , if certain conditions hold , it can be shown that the algorithm is near admissible . |
| 10 | The Law Society insists that a solicitor 's undertaking is near absolute , and must be honoured . |
| 11 | Are they told , for example , that it is near impossible to build a sound airstrip for heavy transport jets in conditions of wicked cold and chilling damp , such as the Falklands suffer for seven months of the year ? |
| 12 | Secondly , it 's very easy to amend and edit an OHP foil and , finally , they can be copied and distributed to the audience — something that is near impossible with 35mm slides or projected video technologies . |
| 13 | Which is near impossible ! |
| 14 | [ T ] he term British constitution is near meaningless even as used by British writers . |
| 15 | It is near this point that the Pennine Way crosses Swaledale from Tan Hill over the bleak mass of Stonesdale Moor , falling down into Keld and on by Thwaite to Shunner Fell . |
| 16 | Many pilots select the days on which they fly so that the weather is near ideal and not too windy . |
| 17 | there is near universal agreement that technical documentation is , for the most part , inadequate ; |
| 18 | Exceptionally smooth , the 24-valve six is near silent at low revs , yet snarls convincingly if gunned . |
| 19 | The council felt that the domestication of the site could result in serious danger to any inhabitants because it is near high pressure petrol and gas pipelines . |
| 20 | Sometimes as big as a house and containing millions of fish , the mass is near spherical . |