The phrase "a list of almost" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to introduce a list that is nearly complete or includes items that are close to a certain criteria, but it needs further context to be meaningful.
Example: "Here is a list of almost all the countries I have visited this year."
Alternatives: "a list of nearly" or "a list of close to".
Mr. Blass was a knowledgeable and amusing conversationalist, who sprinkled his vocabulary with "babe," "kiddo" and "old boy," and was on the "A" list of almost every major party or event in New York.
Before the entrepreneurship program, he had a list of almost 200 projects he might pursue.
I have a list of almost 200 patients whom we have cured.
But now Mr. Moss is on a list of almost 100 UNC workers to be laid off on Friday.
In 1981, police investigating the Sindona affair stumbled across a list of almost 1,000 P2 members.
To start with, the Guardian Review's editorial team came up with a list of almost 1500 titles.
But if Mr. Christie is not chosen, it would inevitably raise questions about his future in national politics, as it would with the other people who will soon find themselves on a list of almost-contenders.
A list of about 140 participants, made up almost overwhelmingly of white males but described as "a diverse group of political leaders and experts from industry", was published on Monday by the organisation.
But the European Union is much more open; it maintains a list of airlines, almost all of them small African and central Asian carriers, that are not allowed to fly within its borders.
An internal survey of NSF's disciplinary offices yielded a wish list of almost $2 billion a year through 2012 for scientific tools, ranging from computing networks and research vessels to telescopes and synchrotrons (see table).
This new restaurant on the eastern edge of Hollywood, which looks plucked from the pages of Etsy, you have your pick from an impressive list of almost a dozen bowls of khao soi.
