Sentence examples for can almost be counted from inspiring English sources

The number of new banks started over the past decade can almost be counted on one hand.

With "Ugly Betty" now off the air after four seasons and "Desperate Housewives" with Eva Longoria, also on ABC, about to finish its eight-season run, the number of Hispanic characters on network television can almost be counted on the fingers of one hand, with the one played by Sofia Vergara on "Modern Family," still another ABC sitcom, being perhaps the most prominent.

Republicans can almost be counted on to either outright ignore or actively fight against any program Obama supports.

"[They] can almost always be counted on to make money".

By contrast, the guitarist and two saxophonists of Borbetomagus can almost always be counted upon to make a racket; their ruthless (and, it sometimes seems, never-ending) blasts force listeners to focus on small-scale changes in texture and tone.

Maybe not quite, but at a time when turning on the TV can almost always be counted on to send my blood pressure flying skyward, I can't think of a more soul-soothing experience than watching last night's Mystery Guest sign in, please.

The buildings left standing can be counted almost on the fingers of one hand.

But what can be counted -- almost on one hand -- are organizations that both think and act on a global scale.

The point is that almost nothing about someone like Adam Lanza can be counted as individualist.

Its role as a good faith partner in many actions or negotiations can be counted on as almost nonexistent.

Italy can never be counted out.