The phrase "almost than" is not correct and usable in written English.
It appears to be a mistake, as "almost" typically does not pair with "than" in standard comparisons.
Example: "She is almost taller than her brother."
Alternatives: "nearly as" or "close to".
American Express was also hit hard, losing almost than 9percentt because of growing concerns about consumers' ability to make good on credit card debt.
Oxfam reported food prices rising by almost than a third in five years as incomes fell, with the minimum wage back to its 2004 value.
At table 14 there is an Augusta sight that is rarer, almost, than a 14-year-old Chinese kid playing the Masters: a woman in a green jacket.
Merrill has been one of the hardest hit, writing down almost than $25 billion, the bulk of which came from mortgage-related securities.
For much of the left, the indignity of a Labour prime minister endorsed by the wrong kind of voter would be a fate worse ("almost") than opposition reserved for the righteous.
"For these people, a pencil and a piece of paper are more natural almost than a computer keyboard on a desktop". But pen software needs more testing to find out what users really want, he said.
