Example sentences of "it is almost a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The results may look conservative , but in this century it is almost a novel idea — even if born of necessity — to restore romance and comedy to ‘ The Merchant of Venice . ’ |
| 2 | It is almost a rule of Middle East politics that democracy in Arab states means the emergence of a strong Islamic movement . |
| 3 | ( A couple of drunks do eventually square up in the third base bleachers , but by Stamford Bridge standards it is almost a mating ritual ) . |
| 4 | It is almost a proof that you are not willing to think about things . |
| 5 | It is almost a Robin Hood notion : ‘ you do n't feel so guilty with big stores … they allow wastage ’ . |
| 6 | It is almost a truism to say that the great danger for Christians is to become settlers and no longer to do anything that requires any risk . |
| 7 | So it is almost a matter of philotimo , honour , that even in the relatively affluent Greece of recent years nobody who can possibly fiddle his taxes has failed to do so . |
| 8 | It is almost a complicating factor , or a catalyst for other developments . |
| 9 | He wrote that " the tyranny of the majority is now generally included among the evils against which society requires to be on its guard " , and that " In politics it is almost a triviality to say that public opinion now rules the world . " |
| 10 | It 's a necklace so lavish it is almost a corsage . |
| 11 | For example , it is almost a requirement for publication in some academic journals that diagrams ( and high-quality diagrams at that ) be included ; in other disciplines , diagrams are simply unacceptable . |
| 12 | ‘ I love absolutely everything that Saint Laurent does : it is almost a sort of national pride ’ |
| 13 | Well it is almost a Third World country actually . |
| 14 | The Minister may recall that it is almost a year since I first raised in the House the matter of the proposed incinerator in Renfrew . |
| 15 | It is almost a throwback debate to 1981 , with the Government saying that things are bad but — a Micawberism — ’ Wait and see , something better will turn up , it might get a bit better . ’ |
| 16 | IT seems incredible that it is almost a decade since Virginia Bodman was selected to become one of Durham Cathedral 's earliest artists in residence . |
| 17 | In other words , you do n't have the political input that you presently do in erm state schools , and of course the school itself is not answerable to the Local Education Authority in terms of policy it erm it is almost a stand-alone exercise , with the financing coming directly from D E S. |
| 18 | Consider , for example , a mechanical clock : its several cogwheels will all turn at different rates and it is almost an arbitrary decision to link some of these to ‘ hands ’ that tell us the passage of the seconds , minutes , hours , or lunar month . |
| 19 | ‘ In my opinion it is almost an encouragement to players to behave recklessly and if he 's been quoted correctly , he has brought the game into disrepute . |
| 20 | If confusion and resentment are to be avoided the change-over must be simple to understand and must have been heralded so far in advance that it is almost an anti-climax when it finally comes . |
| 21 | It is almost an affectionate tirade and she handled a male heckler very , very gently . |