Sentence examples for an almost absolute from inspiring English sources

Speed of ballistic missiles gives the aggressor an almost absolute advantage over any enemy.

What in Knowlton's day was a decidedly imperfect choice is now an almost absolute one.

Morocco's politics have matured lately into a lively multi-party system, albeit under the supervision of an almost absolute monarch.

As an occupying power in Iraq, said Lord Mance, Britain had under international law "an almost absolute power over the safety of its forces".

Often called "the voice of God," Mr. LaFontaine recorded voice-overs for more than 5,000 movie trailers and, during a period in the 1990s, had an almost absolute monopoly on network television promotional spots.

"His mere presence at the bedside," writes Dr David Dosa, "is viewed by physicians and nursing home staff as an almost absolute indicator of impending death, allowing staff members to adequately notify families".

The absolute ban is gone, in favour of an almost-absolute ban.

They had grown rich as a result of the boom in wool exports to Flanders during the 15th-century, when there were more than 2.5 million sheep in Castile, and it was they, with their hordes of vassals and retainers, who had attempted to dominate a constitutionally almost absolute, but politically weak, monarchy.

ANY tells Africa Is a Country: "Ludwig van Beethoven had a precise and almost absolute knowledge of polyrhythmic systems and patterns from the Gulf of Guinea region, on the west African coast.

The decision for a quick nuclear phaseout, which was very popular with the German public, made the governments of some other Western countries uncomfortable, especially since it would increase Germany's reliance on Russian natural gas resources to a level of almost absolute dependency.

Said was an old man, who was held in good standing by tribesmen across the region and had formerly been a caïd (a local governor with almost absolute power) for the Moroccan government, even serving in the army of Sultan Abdelaziz against a pretender at Taza in 1902.