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By the end of the day, it was clear that even if the scope of the storm wasn't historic—and it wasn't—the near-total shutdown of the arts industry would be.

A Dark Weekend Heralds a New Dawn Pia Catton 2011

The current quartet of Real Madrid v Barcelona matches is three-quarters of the way done and we are now entering a state of near-total sensory over-gorge.

Ten ways to satisfy your constant craving for El Clásico | Barney Ronay 2011

Last, but not least, is what you do about the total or near-total lack of servers on the network.

DarkNets: not tomorrow, but here and now 2009

"Snowman," living in a bleak future world, spends much of his time thinking about his past life and what caused the near-total obliteration of humankind.

Dave Astor: Fifteen of This Millennium's Top Novels Dave Astor 2011

The foreign policy establishment's near-total pessimism about various countries' prospects for democracy has often proven wrong over the past half-century, with dozens of supposedly rock-solid dictators being ousted by their own people, all too often without much support from the democratic world.

Toward a Dictator-Free World Mark Palmer 2011

Since the United States, European Union, Japan, Canada, and a handful of other countries announced their participation in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations in October 2007, the ACTA has been dogged by controversy over the near-total lack of transparency.

Unveil ACTA! EFF, Public Knowledge 2009

Tripoli, a city of 2 million people, was suffering a near-total outage, according to residents in several neighborhoods, as well as Libyans abroad who are in telephone contact with family members in other neighborhoods.

Internet Access Blocked in Libya Michael Hickins 2011

Building up the Afghan police—often the only visible Afghan government presence outside major cities—is critical for U.S. transition plans, which see a pullout of about one-third of U.S. forces by September, ahead of a near-total withdrawal in 2014.

Police Undermine Fight Against Taliban Maria Abi-Habib 2012

ACTA – Anti-Consumer Terror Act p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics: - Since the United States, European Union, Japan, Canada, and a handful of other countries announced their participation in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations in October 2007, the ACTA has been dogged by controversy over the near-total lack of transparency.

ACTA – Anti-Consumer Terror Act 2009

"Snowman," living in a bleak future world, spends much of his time thinking about his past life and what caused the near-total obliteration of humankind.

Dave Astor: Fifteen of This Millennium's Top Novels Dave Astor 2011