Sentence examples for nearly barred from inspiring English sources

Charles Darwin, in his autobiography, confessed that he was nearly barred from travelling aboard H.M.S. Beagle, because its captain, "an ardent disciple of Lavater... doubted whether anyone with my nose could possess sufficient energy and determination for the voyage".

In one highly publicized incident in 2005, a 4-year-old boy was nearly barred from boarding a plane to visit his grandmother.

Syria has barred nearly all foreign journalists from entering the country.

Finra, which barred nearly 300 people from the industry, levied more than $100 million in penalties.

Sri Lanka barred nearly all aid groups from the war zone last year.

A judge investigating allegations that banks illegally exported assets before last month's 50percentt devaluation has barred nearly 20 bank executives from leaving the country.

That policy consisted of barring nearly all human movement into and out of Gaza and severely limiting the goods.

Nearly every bar features a band a night or two a week.

Nearly every bar that serves swizzles gets the needed tools through some Caribbean connection.

The finale nearly everyone bar Youzhny and Novak Djokovic wanted was still on track.

Now inflation is low nearly everywhere bar Zimbabwe (where it is 150,000%) and nearly every African country not at war is growing quite fast.