Sentence examples for almost compared with from inspiring English sources

My mind does not work in the same way his did, and my wit, such as it is, is broad and plain-spoken — vulgar, almost, compared with his elegance and grace.

Gujarat has an urban poverty ratio of almost 18 percent, compared with almost 21 percent for the country as a whole.

According to the annual report on the lottery Web site, for the six months ended June 30 , 2001 revenue from ticket sales totaled almost $1.8 billion compared with almost $1.7 billion for the period a year earlier.

Social charges paid by employers on wages stand at almost 14% compared with nearly 50% across the channel.

As of the first quarter in 2010, Volvo's spending slowed to almost $5 million, compared with nearly $8 million in the same period last year, Kantar found.

But he said first responders generally did not have enough training to deal with diversions that could be "almost exponential" compared with those faced by most drivers.

For instance, a synthetic turf soccer field can cost almost $1.4 million compared with a natural grass field at about $690,000.

The surface content of loaded Fe2O3 or MnO was about 4.3 wt% for Fe/Al2O3 (s) and Mn/Al2O3 (s), almost double compared with Fe/Al2O3 and Mn/Al2O3 (2.1 wt%).

The Denver Police statistics show that summing across all crime types -- about 35 in all -- the crime rate is up almost 7percentt compared with the same period last year.

But the liturgical ones are almost rote, compared with the logistical ones.

Even those reductions, however, seem almost modest compared with some recent proposals.