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True to her word, she was correct almost every time.

The phrase almost completes itself: midlife crisis.

Overall, almost three in five people say they try to limit their usage of paper – including facial tissue and kitchen roll – to save money.

In fact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis other than a few small pilot studies conducted decades ago, Barbara Hagerty writes in her new book, Life Reimagined.

At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change.

Almost half of those surveyed said their companies were either in the middle of restructuring or about to embark on it; and for the most part, restructuring meant putting more emphasis on teams.

A very small number of people are able to remember almost every detail of their life.

The other day, he came home from school almost in tears.

So they’re cheap almost everywhere.

People were coming out of a formal and almost Victorian attitude, and you really felt anything was possible.

Millions of irrigation wells have significantly lowered water tables in almost every state.

Long queues, delayed flights and over - crowding at airports have  become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.

Almost all companies recognise the importance of innovation today.

They were subject to taxation almost everywhere.

Sugar, alcohol and tobacco, economist Adam Smith once wrote, are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which have become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are, therefore, extremely popular subjects of taxation.

However, he'll need to do so without tripping the anti-jamming system, the details of which he almost certainly does not have access to.

He says the prices this year have been so low that he has made almost no profit.

Nearly two-thirds of us grab fast food once a week, and we get almost 25% of our daily calories from snacks.

John, she almost whispered.

Genuine criticism creates a precious opening for an author to become better on his own terms—a process that is often extremely painful, but also almost always meaningful.

It sounds almost too good to be true.

Their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book.

About 8% said they used the Internet as a way to escape problems, and almost 14% reported they "found it hard to stay away from the Internet for several days at a time

Is it almost time to go home now?

She has almost recovered from the cough.

The next block was almost empty.

And what's more, you use it every day, almost every moment of your life

I would do almost anything not to be a burden, and not require any help from anybody.

Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more curious, less afraid of what he doesn't know, better at finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful (机敏的), persistent and independent than he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life.

"In fact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis other than a few small pilot studies conducted decades ago," Barbara Hagerty writes in her new book, life Reimagined.

Almost half of those surveyed said their companies were either in the middle of restructuring or about to embark on 开始 it; and for the most part, restructuring meant putting more emphasis on teams.

But almost any drug, when it's misused, can make a person think he needs it all the time.

Genuine criticism creates a precious opening for an author to become better on his own terms— a process that is often extremely painful, but also almost always meaningful.

He says the prices this year have been so low that he has made almost no profit.

his name was Marie-Antoine Careme, and he had appeared, one day, almost out of nowhere.

In fact, evidence shows almost dogs stay with one partner their whole lives.

In general, the study found that undergraduates were almost as likely as old people to make this mistake and men as likely as women.

In the 1920s, Swiss psychologist Jean piaget proposed that children's cognitive abilities unfold naturally,like the blooming of a flower, almost independent of what else is happening in their lives.

It almost never really rains as most people think.

Local media reports suggest Calbee and its main rival Koike-Ya are halting almost 50 products.

Long queues, delayed flights and over - crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.

Mail delivery service is still responsible for the completion of almost half of payments.

People were coming out of a formal and almost victorian attitude, and you really felt anything was possible.

Perception of sweet and salty foods dropped by almost individuals percent in a simulation of air travel.

Rainier's family has ruled Monaco almost continuously since 1297.

Somewhat nostalgically, he quotes John Maynard Keynes' justly famous words of praise to the bookstore: "One should enter it vaguely, almost in a dream, and allow what is there freely to attract and influence the eye."

The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into parttime employment in almost all industries has soared.

It is also troubling that voting rates among our youngest eligible voters—18- to 24-year-olds—are way down: Little more than one in four now go to the polls, even in national elections, compared with almost twice that many when 18-year-olds were first given the vote.

I've been looking at what self-proclaimed experts were saying about unemployment during the Great Depression; it was almost identical to what Very Serious People are saying now.

For almost five centuries a very large supply of cod provided abundant raw material for an industry which at its peak employed about 40,000 people, sustaining entire communities in Newfoundland.

BrightLine iTV, which designs and sells interactive ads, says interest has surged: it expects its revenues almost to triple this year.

And on reflection, this is not surprising; the single word environment has so many dimensions, and there are so many other factors affecting wealth—such as the oil deposits—that teasing out a simple economy-environment relationship would be almost impossible.

They are almost as liable to depression as the high-risk group.

Their behaviors can be found in almost all teenagers on earth.

Technology is becoming bigger and more aspirational, and penetrating almost every aspect of our lives.

Companies are pushing it hard but make it almost overwhelming even to dip a toe in the water for the average consumer, because there are so many compatibility issues to think about.

As technology seeps into every aspect of our lives, work-life balance has become an almost meaningless term.

Almost half of graduates--those who go on to earn less--will have a portion of their debt written off.

Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.

Almost half of graduates—those who go on to earn less—will have a portion of their debt written off.

Almost half of the sites didn't get a passing grade and only 18 percent got an A or B.

And on reflection, this is not surprising; the single word" environment" has so many dimensions, and there are so many other factors affecting wealth—such as the oil deposits—that teasing out a simple economy-environment relationship would be almost impos

As technology and with it, work emails seeps (渗入) into every aspect of our lives, work-life balance has become an almost meaningless term.

BrightLine itV, which designs and sells interactive ads, says interest has surged: it expects its revenues almost to triple this year.

But she was so nervous that she kept forgetting what to say, and she spoke almost in a whisper.

But with simultaneous interpreting, you start translating almost as soon as the other person starts speaking.

Companies are pushing it hard but make it almost overwhelming even to dip a toe in the water for the average consumer, because there are so many compatibility issues to think about.

Experts said that whether or not Apple loses this specific case, measures that it could put into place in the future will almost certainly be able to further limit the government's reach.

For almost all white-collar jobs, email is the primary tool of corporate communication.

For almost five centuries a very large supply of cod provided abundant raw material for an industry which at its peak employed about 40,000 people, sustaining entire communities in Newfoundland.

For now, though, life prevails—even in a lake that kills almost everything it touches.

Having lived in Asia for almost 10 years now, I've seen various dieting tips come and go.

his experiments resulted in a new style that was almost exactly opposite the accepted technique of the time.

In a survey of 54 of the world's leading brands, almost all of them reported that consumers are showing increasing care about sustainable lifestyles.

In fact, almost every interview I've ever had was due to a connection—one that I've gained through pure determination, not a school brand.

In order to achieve a successful outcome or reward, some level of risk is almost always essential.

It is also troubling that voting rates among our youngest eligible voters—18- to 24-yearolds— are way down: little more than one in four now go to the polls, even in national elections, compared with almost twice that many when 18-year-olds were first giv

It supports what we might almost think of as conventional wisdom.

It's no wonder that new applications for the Internet of Things are moving ahead fast when almost every new device we buy has a plug on the end of it or a wireless connection to the internet.

I've been looking at what self-proclaimed experts were saying about unemployment during the Great Depression; It was almost identical to what Very Serious People are saying now.

Let's face it, it wasn't too long ago that the idea of working from anywhere and at anytime was some form of a distant utopian dream,and yet now we can perform almost any office-based task from any location in the world as long as we have access to the in

Now, just about everyone has a smartphone, connected to the internet almost everywhere almost all the time.

Part of the problem is that almost two decades after Amazon filed the one-click patent, the online retail shopping and buying experience is filled with frictions.

She beat the record by almost two hours, and her father rewarded her with a red sports car.

Smith says he'll provide services ranging from formal seminars to on-farm workshops on holistic management, to one-on-one hand-holding and an almost 24/7 phone hotline for farmers who are converting.

Technology is becoming bigger and more aspirational, and penetrating almost every aspect of our lives.

The complex style of the medieval wooden church carvings and the skills used to make them almost certainly to derive from the ancient Viking tradition.

The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into part-time employment in almost all industries has soared.

The Mediterranean region is warm and sunny, and produces large supplies of fresh fruits and vegetables almost year round that people eat many times a day.

Trips that many adults would consider the adventure of a lifetime-treks in Borneo, a sports tour to Barbados-appear to have become almost routine at some state schools.

We can see this in almost every large city worldwide.

A three-week trial at Holborn last year found that the number of people using escalators at any time of could be raised by almost a third.

Accordingly, newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades.

Almost a month ago, he bought popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them.

Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead.

Almost half of that winds up in landfills, and up to 12 million tons pollute the oceans.

Another nice thing is that you learn both new words and their use unconsciously, meaning that you will tend to use the words learned/learnt this way in conversations almost automatically.

As for the USA, it is almost unique among developed nations in having a population that is expected to grow by 20% from 2010—2030.

Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight.

California condors attract researchers' interest because they almost died out in the 1980s.

Erin had gone beyond what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely grateful.

He finds that if babies aged 18 months see an unrelated adult with hands full trying to open a door, almost all will immediately try to help.

He owned a farm, which looked almost abandoned.

His black-and-white pictures present a world almost lost in time.

His voice was almost gone and his heart was heavy.

"I have worked there on and off for almost ten years," says gin.

I think almost all the people in the town were there.

I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him.

It takes place almost every year all over the world.

It's almost never good to start a meeting with general comments such as:"I didn't understand what you said about [main topic of the course] "or "I couldn't understand any of your lectures last week."

Office hours almost always go better if you bring a few specific questions to the meeting.

One day after school, while exploring the green woods of this magnificent mountain, I almost fell on a set of stairs.

Several years ago I received a letter from seventeen-year-old kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always bothered by things.

She'd look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, beam her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand — which, strangely, I almost always did.

Since almost 3% of the metal is lost during reprocessing, we'd have to make an extra 10 cans each year.

So I ran back home almost in the dark while trying not to get too scared.

Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talking about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.

The first commercially available driverless cars will almost certainly be fielded by ride-hailing services, considering the cost of self-driving technology as well as liability and maintenance issues.

The heat was unbearable--almost 125°F even in the shade of a cactus.

The team left 100 wax worms on a commercial polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours, and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams, or almost 3% of it.

These modern architectural masterpieces are so many that Hilversum almost feels like an open air museum.

They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring.

Within two years it had topped out at almost fourteen hundred feet and was more than half a mile across.

You'll get in more questions, the discussion will be tailored to what you need most help on, and two-party communication is almost always more productive than committee work.

But almost all have ignored the big, profitable opportunity in their own backyard: the wholesale food and drink trade, which appears to be just the kind of market retailers need.

If it is trying to upset Google, which relies almost wholly on default will become the norm.

As of 2005, there were almost half a million professional social scientists from all fields in the world, working both inside and outside academia.

To the anxious travelers the sight of the American shore brought almost inexpressible relief.

DeepMind has almost apologized.

Almost all of the interior detail is of cast iron or plaster; the use of wood was minimized to insure fire safety.

Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell.

But in late September 2009, officials reported there was significant flu activity in almost every state and that virtually all the samples tested are the new swine flu, also known as A H1N1, not seasonal flu.

Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities, but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through.

If it is trying to upset Google, which relies almost wholly on advertising, it has chosen an indirect method: there is no guarantee that DNT by default will become the norm.

If the district finds homework to be unimportant to its students'academic achievement, it should move to reduce or eliminate the assignments, not make them count for almost nothing.

In a 2012 survey, 71 percent of tree-fruit growers and almost 80 percent of raisin and berry growers said they were short of labor.

It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.

It's almost impossible to go through life without experiencing some kind of failure.

These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks or wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.

Working with your hands is seen as almost a mark of inferiority.

Your prospects would be almost as dismal if arguments were even just competitions-like, say, tennis games.