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So, alas, is the subplot of "The Language Archive": George and Emma are studying Elloway, a near-dead language whose last two surviving speakers are an old married couple (John Hordon and Jayne Houdyshell) who spend half their time squabbling and the other half cuddling.

Too Cute for Words Terry Teachout 2010

Very lively writing about life in a near-dead town sounds endlessly fascinating to me.

Small Town Dreaming « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

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What Plants Are Cubicle-Friendly? | Lifehacker Australia 2010

When a relative visited in 1969 rationing has just ended and the economy was near-dead.

Matthew Yglesias » The Case for More Tax Brackets 2009

Ultimately, the problem with keeping the Constitution — and thus the Fourth Amendment — alive today is not to extend some near-dead version of it to what is believed to be another new and necessary arena of governmental intrusion into the lives of the citizens whose liberties it was formed to protect, but to recognize that the damn thing is barely holding onto life as it is, and to revitalize it.

The Volokh Conspiracy » 2010 » April 2010

Fashion history shows that brands can come back from the near-dead.

Everyday Escada? Life After '80s Power Dressing Cecilie Rohwedder 2011

Ultimately, the problem with keeping the Constitution — and thus the Fourth Amendment — alive today is not to extend some near-dead version of it to what is believed to be another new and necessary arena of governmental intrusion into the lives of the citizens whose liberties it was formed to protect, but to recognize that the damn thing is barely holding onto life as it is, and to revitalize it.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Internet, The Fourth Amendment, and Technology Neutrality: A Response to Horowitz 2010

Turley wrote that "one of our biggest fears in riding the HOV lane is those people, generally when traffic gets bad, who decide that now is the time to get into the HOV lane -- correct number of passengers not a requirement -- from a near-dead stop while HOV is traveling along at a higher rate of speed, thus the brake slam to avoid a collision."

Police presence makes I-270 commute sane — and survivable 2010

Turley wrote that "one of our biggest fears in riding the HOV lane is those people, generally when traffic gets bad, who decide that now is the time to get into the HOV lane -- correct number of passengers not a requirement -- from a near-dead stop while HOV is traveling along at a higher rate of speed, thus the brake slam to avoid a collision."

Police presence makes I-270 commute sane — and survivable 2010

Obama and Dems achieve bail-out miracle: near-dead GOP.

Frank Dwyer: Political Haiku: Dems Hoping for Iron-Clad 80-Vote Majority, in the Sweet Bye-and-Bye 2010