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- adverb Alternative spelling of
all but .
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Title all-but sealed for United - 52 mins ago Malaysia Today Man United on brink of title after beating Chelsea - 2 hrs ago United all but champions after downing Chelsea - 2 hrs ago TEAMtalk Ferguson: It's our title now - 2 hrs ago The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
BBC News - Home 2011
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The response in France to last week's attacks has been powerful and all-but unanimous: Six months before presidential elections, politicos from every quarter of the French establishment are rushing to defend Charlie, including some who, at one time or another, have threatened the magazine with defamation suits.
A French Lesson in Free Speech Anne Jolis 2011
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It would freeze action on climate until the jobless rate fell below 5.5% and stayed there for a year? which is all-but impossible, economists say.
Arnold Schwarzenegger flexes muscles to defend climate change law Suzanne Goldenberg in San Francisco 2010
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Even if the older audience doesn't give the film exceptional legs, this picture cost just $45 million so long-term profitability is all-but assured.
Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: The Smurfs, Cowboys and Aliens Do Battle, Tying With $36.2 Million, While Stupid Crazy Love Opens With $19.2 Million Scott Mendelson 2011
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This sharp-looking restoration is good though the all-but absent extras are not up to standard for a movie with this strong of a history.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Donwton Abbey Has Gone Down, Down, Down in Quality Michael Giltz 2012
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“The distance alone makes it all-but impossible for even those with the best vision imaginable.”
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Even Germans came in for a pasting: Christine Lagarde, then the French finance minister, all-but blamed them for working too hard.
What Is Europe Sinking About? Bret Stephens 2012
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This sharp-looking restoration is good though the all-but absent extras are not up to standard for a movie with this strong of a history.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Donwton Abbey Has Gone Down, Down, Down in Quality Michael Giltz 2012
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The distance alone makes it all-but impossible for even those with the best vision imaginable.
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This sharp-looking restoration is good though the all-but absent extras are not up to standard for a movie with this strong of a history.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Donwton Abbey Has Gone Down, Down, Down in Quality Michael Giltz 2012
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