adjective
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almost
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Discussion of what to do to improve matters is almost nonexistent .
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Besides, the boundaries of the leprosarium were permeable, and surveillance at the federal level was almost nonexistent .
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Education of Negroes was almost nonexistent , and practically all of the race were illiterate.
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And third, it takes time, an almost nonexistent commodity in most libraries today.
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Ties between the woman and her daughters by a previous marriage were almost nonexistent , the neighbor said.
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With digital signals, though, the problem is almost nonexistent .
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True, homicides are infrequent and gang warfare is almost nonexistent in a small town.
practically
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We would have liked to build, but planning permission in Snowdonia National Park was practically nonexistent .
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But checking with knowledgeable people at the Vermont Maple Laboratory, I found that the literature was practically nonexistent .
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As it turns out, the Hare virus was practically nonexistent .
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Her technique as a performer is practically nonexistent .
virtually
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The station telephone rang, a rarity in itself, since phone service on the island was virtually nonexistent .
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The price of propane had been controlled until 1983, and competition was virtually nonexistent .
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Hilliard recalled that when the Black Panthers formed in 1966, black-on-black crime was virtually nonexistent .
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With governmental control of the food supply, railroads, and fuel, states' rights were virtually nonexistent in some areas.
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Employment and job training for these young people is almost nonexistent .
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It turned out that many of the letters of recommendation were from nonexistent companies.
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Steady jobs are almost nonexistent in remote parts of the country.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And inequality of income is one reason inflation is nonexistent .
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Besides, the boundaries of the leprosarium were permeable, and surveillance at the federal level was almost nonexistent .
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Discussion of what to do to improve matters is almost nonexistent .
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Even if airline space is available, discounts likely will be nonexistent during this period.
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These links were weak or nonexistent in the Low Country, where most villages were identified with only one caste.
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We would have liked to build, but planning permission in Snowdonia National Park was practically nonexistent .
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Where existing infrastructure is inadequate or nonexistent , new alternatives tend to take off faster.