Similar. Similar ... but slightly uglier.

A similar disease, called scrapie, was common in sheep, but had not previously been diagnosed in cows. And a nearly identical, invariably lethal disease, kuru, had ravaged the aboriginal people in Papua New Guinea throughout the twentieth century.

Nearly everywhere I go,

It's nearly three o'clock.

He is nearly 40.

Tom nearly died tonight.

It's there, but it's not nearly as important as happiness, and it's not nearly as important as love.

My time is nearly up.

But maybe it nearly did.

Several teachers nearly killed me.

We were nearly frozen to death.

It's nearly halfway around the globe.

We're nearly there. Oh, my God!

Nearly all Japanese have dark hair.

The war lasted nearly ten years.

It didn't happen in Tierra del Fuego similar island, similar people.

Very similar scatter over a similar range of levels of trust.

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Nearly two million people have watched it.

It's not nearly as important as health.

I was nearly hit by a car.

I am nearly as tall as she.

I am nearly as tall as she.

I've already waited nearly half an hour.

For his brilliant efforts, he was nearly impeached.

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Ladies and gentlemen, it's nearly time for tea.

That day I ended up spending nearly 60.

It's nearly impossible to break a Coke bottle.

Because just one minute costs nearly four pounds.

Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails.

I have already waited nearly half an hour.

Tom was a teacher for nearly thirty years.

Very similar thing.

Culturomics is similar.

And similar topography.

Ostensibly, North Korea is a weak country with a disastrous economic system. Starting from similar levels a half century ago, South Korea has grown to become one of the world s most prosperous economies, with nearly 50 million people enjoying a per capita income of 30,000 (at purchasing price parity).

Two similar universities, Harvard and Princeton, have had nearly the same success. The Harvard endowment, under Jack Meyer, earned a 15.2 average annual return over the last ten years, compared to Swensen s 17.2 average, while the Princeton endowment, under Andrew Golden, earned an average of 15.6 per year.

Participants in the attempted coup killed nearly 250 people.

You can find spiders in nearly every terrestrial habitat.

I haven't given a talk in nearly four months.

And yet nearly 30 years later, little has changed.

They are not nearly as complex as hollow organs.

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