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Nearly every clue has two non-overlapping parts to it: one part that provides an unmodified but often indirect definition for the word or phrase, and a second part that includes the wordplay involved.
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Nearly every human society throughout history has expected distinctions to be made between males and females by the style, color, or type of clothing they are expected to wear, and likewise most societies have had a set of social norms, views, guidelines, or even laws defining what type of clothing is appropriate for each gender.
Nearly every key player suffered injury and the Northsiders struggled into the All Star break with a disappointing. 500 record.
Nearly every country has very strict laws concerning espionage, and the penalty for being caught is often severe.
Nearly every minivan sold in the United States belongs to this segment, so they are simply called minivans there.
Nearly all isotropic comets have very large orbits, on the order of thousands of AU, and appear from every corner of the sky.
" Nearly every instructor in the mess " he wrote, " could quote specific instances of prisoners having been murdered on the way back.
Nearly every known wild population of B. brownii shows some signs of dieback infection, which could possibly wipe it out within years.
Nearly every major HF radio manufacturer in the world builds ALE radios to the 2G standard to meet the high demand that new installations of HF radio systems conform to this standard protocol.
Nearly every species of microorganism, not only bacteria and archaea, have mechanisms by which they can adhere to surfaces and to each other.
Nearly every present-day nation had a pre-colonial predecessor, sometimes an African Empire with which European traders had to barter.
Nearly every Germanic language has a descendant of this proto-language word to indicate the ( White ) stork.
Nearly every common split-pot game uses A-5 ranking, often with a qualifier for low, in which only an 8 low or better is eligible for a pot.
Nearly every semi-automatic pistol cartridge is “ rimless ,” or more precisely has a rim of the same diameter as the case body ; an extractor engages this rim by entering a cannelure ( rim cut ) near the base of the case.
Nearly every aspect of SRA was controversial, including its definition, the source of the allegations and proof thereof, testimonials of alleged victims, and court cases involving the allegations and criminal investigations.
Nearly every function has a direct keyboard shortcut and there can be several different shortcuts per key.
Nearly every episode opens, following the opening credits, with Hamner's voice-over ( ostensibly speaking as the present day John-Boy ), briefly reminiscing about the events about to be depicted and setting up the story.
Nearly every town that sprang up in the late 19th century began around a logging or lumber-milling operation.
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Nearly all of the farm equipment manufacturers and dealers say the upturn in sales has resulted chiefly from the recent improvement in crop prospects.
Nearly all modern non-African humans have 1 % to 4 % of their DNA derived from Neanderthal DNA, and this finding is consistent with recent studies indicating that the divergence of some human alleles dates to one Ma, although the interpretation of these studies has been questioned.
During the later periods of Roman history, sun worship gained in importance and ultimately led to what has been called a “ solar monotheism .” Nearly all the gods of the period were possessed of solar qualities.
Nearly all research to date has made use of mouse embryonic stem cells ( mES ) or human embryonic stem cells ( hES ).
Nearly from its founding as a modern state in 1920, Iraq has had to deal with Kurdish separatists in the northern part of the country.
Nearly from its inception, fast food has been designed to be eaten " on the go " and often does not require traditional cutlery and is eaten as a finger food.
Nearly 350 of its sites contain ancient woodland of which 70 per cent is semi-natural ancient woodland – land which has been under tree cover since at least 1600.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of. Nearly all of it is land.
Nearly 25 mounds were identified here, and the complex has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Nearly every major " Big Box " retail format ( e. g. home improvement, general merchandise, grocery, department store, and consumer electronics ) has a presence in the township.
Nearly and two
Nearly 75 % of Estonia's air pollution was reported to come from two oil shale-based thermal power stations operating near Narva.
Nearly two decades later, in 1886, Clemens Winkler found the new element along with silver and sulfur, in a rare mineral called argyrodite.
Nearly two years later ( in December 1046 ), the Council of Sutri deprived him of his bishopric and priesthood and ordered him sent to a monastery.
Nearly two centuries after the establishment of the New Kingdom of Granada in the 16th century, whose governor was loosely dependent upon the Viceroy of Peru at Lima, and an audiencia at Santa Fé de Bogotá ( today capital of the republic of Colombia ), the slowness of communications between the two capitals led to the creation of an independent Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717 ( and its reestablishment in 1739 after a short interruption ).
Nearly synchronized with the rotation of the planet, its two phototelevision cameras could be commanded to take 12 pictures during each close approach.
Nearly two centuries ago, Ngubengcuka ( d. 1832 ), who ruled as the Inkosi Enkhulu of the Thembu people, married and subsequently left a son named Mandela, who became Nelson's grandfather and the source of his surname.
Nearly two thirds of those entering upper secondary education enter the vocational education and training system.
Nearly two thousand textual variations from the Masoretic text agree with the Septuagint and some are shared with the Latin Vulgate.
Nearly two million people spectated the games, which were the first to have the Olympic truce in effect.
Nearly two dozen participants, ranging from a local furniture maker to a former Chief of Police, borrowed camcorders from MPT and compiled more than 20 hours of footage to answer the question, what makes your community special?
Nearly two million visitors a year come to Beaufort and the Sea Islands of northern Beaufort County, with spring and fall seasons being peak times.
Nearly all DJ mixers have two or more phono inputs, together with two or more one-volt line inputs that also use RCA connectors.
.... Nearly all his battalions were compelled to lay down their arms, and two other divisions of infantry shared their fate.
Nearly all buildings in the central areas of Napier and Hastings were levelled ( The Dominion noted that " Napier as a town has been wiped off the map ") and the death toll included 161 people in Napier, 93 in Hastings, and two in Wairoa.
Nearly two hundred young boys and girls perform various characters in ' Tharakayano ', the first ever Sri-Lankan Passion play in Ballet style.
Nearly two years later, a similar system, using a similar method of adaptive filtering, appeared as a feature of Microsoft Office Outlook.
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