The phrase "almost full complement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where a group or team is nearly at its maximum capacity or number of members.
Example: "The committee is currently operating with an almost full complement of members, with just one position left to fill."
Alternatives: "nearly complete set" or "almost complete group".
Heads of faith, the clergy elite, senior politicians, diplomats and military top brass joined an almost full complement of three generations of royals – 53 in total – for a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, to mark the Queen's official birthday.
HEK293 cells also appear to have an almost full complement of G protein isoforms for each subunit, making these cells an attractive environment to express any number of GPCRs to study downstream G protein-mediated signaling.
Genome-wide investigation into the 22 Lachnospiraceae associated with the human GI tract revealed an almost full complement of sporulation proteins, whereas those residing in the human oral cavity or cow rumen were lacking such functions (fig. 3, supplementary table S3d, Supplementary Material online).
The tour had a decision to make with almost a full complement of competitors, 55 of 56, in or on their way into town, ready to play the Premier 5 event, what Scott called "one of our nine biggest tournaments after the four slams".
Although the Knicks have almost a full complement of 15 players, they are still looking to add a piece or two, including a scorer off the bench, which is why they are trying to lure Jamal Crawford back to New York for less money than he could make elsewhere.
Not so surprising for the first leaf, which contained almost the full complement of cells, but each successive leaf starts with fewer cells yet achieves near normal morphology despite ridiculously large cells and abnormal anatomy.
The visitors, undefeated in 12 of their last 13 Premier league matches, are fortunate in that they almost have a full complement of players to choose from, with only former Hammer Michael Carrick sidelined with a calf strain.
Like many, if not most, care homes we almost never have a full complement of staff and rely a great deal on agency staff and relief workers like myself.
The Fed board has been operating with less than a full complement of members almost continuously for the last four years.
Until recently, almost all characterized HCH-degrading strains contained a full complement of lin genes [ Sphingomonas sp. γ12-7, the only exception, being deficient in linRED (Böltner et al. 2005)].
The extra 30 minutes allowed is almost always needed but doesn't always ensure a full complement of 90 overs in a slap on the face of paying spectators who too often are shortchanged.
