The phrase "almost equates to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to express that two things are very similar or nearly the same, but not exactly equal.
Example: "In terms of value, this new model almost equates to the previous version, but it offers additional features."
Alternatives: "is nearly equivalent to" or "is close to being equal to".
And in the real world, that almost equates to perfection.
"That almost equates to having three-quarters of another person on the pitch," he adds.
For example instead of dumping our waste we start to see it is a resource – one tonne of waste almost equates to two barrels of oil".
Holistically, as V grows, the number of active servers under linear control policy declines and almost equates to the counterpart under quadratic control policy.
Ready-to-wear almost equates to haute couture in many houses and despite this being ready-to-wear weeks, many of the dresses seen won't even make it onto a shop rail because they're so expensive to produce.
During the maturation phase, remodeling or replacement of Type III collagen with Type I collagen takes place until such a time that the collagen tissue almost equates to the texture of normal skin and mimics approximately 80% of uninjured tissue.
This graph looks at how successful gamers were, by comparing the number of attempts (y axis) with the number of "flaps" (x axis), which almost always equates to someone getting further in the game.
That almost invariably equates to inertia.
Riyadh has cultivated extensive trade relations with most international powers, keen to attract foreign investment as a means of reducing over-reliance on oil and gas, increasing employment opportunities for the local population (population growth of almost two percent equates to a need for some 200,000 new jobs per year), and reinvigorating the Saudi private sector.
The record public borrowing figures equates to almost £1,000 for every family this month alone.
