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nearly (all), almost (all) ☊

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Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair access to most facilities. ☊ access ☊
Most of the cast act well. ☊ act ☊
adapt sth for sth: Most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people. ☊ adapt ☊
Most people immediately associate addictions with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. ☊ associate ☊
Most dogs will not attack unless provoked. ☊ attack ☊
40 hours is a fairly average working week for most people. ☊ average ☊
She bore the responsibility for most of the changes. ☊ bear ☊
Most crime victims benefit greatly by talking about their experiences. ☊ benefit ☊
I see her most weekends but not very often in between. ☊ between ☊
The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class. ☊ beyond ☊
Most European spiders don't bite. ☊ bite ☊
breathe sth: Most people don't realize that they are breathing polluted air. ☊ breathe ☊
Most of the programmes are broadcast in English. ☊ broadcast ☊
Most skin cancers are completely curable. ☊ cancer ☊
The use of cellular phones is not permitted on most aircraft. ☊ cell phone ☊
Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity. ☊ charity ☊
Dickens was in a different class from (= was much better than) most of his contemporaries. ☊ class ☊
He likes to go climbing most weekends. ☊ climb ☊
The plane was flying in cloud most of the way. ☊ cloud ☊
Most crimes are committed by young men. ☊ commit ☊
In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal. ☊ common ☊
consist doing sth: Most of the fieldwork consisted of making tape recordings. ☊ consist of sb/sth ☊
They have the support of most of the country. ☊ country ☊
These data show that most cancers are detected as a result of clinical follow-up. ☊ data ☊
Most women stayed at home in those days. ☊ day ☊
Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues. ☊ degree ☊
direct sth against sth/sb: Most of his anger was directed against himself. ☊ direct ☊
disagree (with sb) (about/on/over sth): He disagreed with his parents on most things. ☊ disagree ☊
Most of our stock has been discounted by up to 40%. ☊ discount ☊
It was the kind of trip most of us only dream about. ☊ dream ☊
Most of the problems were due to human error. ☊ due ☊
Most of the buildings in the town are modern, but the church is an exception. ☊ exception ☊
Most of the rooms face the sea. ☊ face ☊
Most of the 'don't knows' in the opinion polls came down in favour of (= eventually chose to support) the Democrats. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
I've seen most of his movies. Only a few are as good as his first one. ☊ few ☊
Most animals are afraid of fire. ☊ fire ☊
Most political questions involve morality in some form or other. ☊ form ☊
She was on friendly terms with most of the hospital staff. ☊ friendly ☊
books of general interest (= of interest to most people) ☊ general ☊
The bad weather has been fairly general (= has affected most areas). ☊ general ☊
He gave away most of his money to charity. ☊ give sth away ☊
The great majority of (= most) people seem to agree with this view. ☊ great ☊
Most of his clothes were handed down to him by his older brother. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
horror of doing sth: Most people have a horror of speaking in public. ☊ horror ☊
Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours. ☊ hour ☊
Most households now own at least one car. ☊ household ☊
import sth: The country has to import most of its raw materials. ☊ import ☊
Research shows that most young smokers are influenced by their friends. ☊ influence ☊
Inside most of us is a small child screaming for attention. ☊ inside ☊
I like most sports but tennis is my first love. ☊ love ☊
a majority decision (= one that is decided by what most people want) ☊ majority ☊
Most managements are keen to avoid strikes. ☊ management ☊
It was a matter of some concern to most of those present (= something they were worried about). ☊ matter ☊
'Drugs' are associated in most people's minds with drug abuse. ☊ mind ☊
I walk to work most mornings. ☊ morning ☊
I spent most time on the first question. ☊ most ☊
I like most vegetables. ☊ most ☊
Most classical music sends me to sleep. ☊ most ☊
As most of you know, I've decided to resign. ☊ most ☊
Most of the people I had invited turned up. ☊ most ☊
There are thousands of verbs in English and most (of them) are regular. ☊ most ☊
We're mostly out on Sundays. ☊ mostly ☊
Most birds are naturally timid. ☊ naturally ☊
Most of the translation he did for me was complete nonsense. ☊ nonsense ☊
Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals' behaviour. ☊ observation ☊
The bed seemed to occupy most of the room. ☊ occupy ☊
In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old. ☊ old ☊
Most domestic freezers operate at below −18 °C. ☊ operate ☊
I leave most of the organization of these conferences to my assistant. ☊ organization ☊
Most coughs are viral in origin (= caused by a virus). ☊ origin ☊
Most of the apartments are privately owned. ☊ own ☊
Most teenagers go through a period of rebelling. ☊ period ☊
Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices. ☊ take sb's/sth's place, take the place of sb/sth ☊
Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child. ☊ present ☊
Most students face the problem of funding themselves while they are studying. ☊ problem ☊
Most of the people on the course were professional women. ☊ professional ☊
Most of our titles are also published on CD-ROM. ☊ publish ☊
Most of the students are in the 17-20 age range. ☊ range ☊
Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour. ☊ rate ☊
The proposals have been favourably received by most political commentators. ☊ receive ☊
How relevant is religious education to most children? ☊ relevant ☊
The paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women. ☊ representative ☊
Most reptiles reproduce by laying eggs on land. ☊ reproduce ☊
respect sb/sth: I respect Jack's opinion on most subjects. ☊ respect ☊
Such kindness restores your faith in human nature (= makes you believe most people are kind). ☊ restore ☊
The farm was flooded, with the result that most of the harvest was lost. ☊ result ☊
majority rule (= government by the political party that most people have voted for) ☊ rule ☊
The hotels are always full during the peak season (= when most people are on holiday/vacation). ☊ season ☊
Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products. ☊ sell ☊
In the nineties most state-owned industries were sold off. ☊ sell sth off ☊
Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business. ☊ serve ☊
similar (to sb/sth): My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers. ☊ similar ☊
The United States won most of the track and field events. Similarly, in swimming, the top three places went to Americans. ☊ similarly ☊
As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents. ☊ small ☊
Most people went on training courses of one sort or another (= of various types) last year. ☊ sort ☊
spend sth in doing sth: Most of her life was spent in caring for others. ☊ spend ☊
Televisions are a standard feature in most hotel rooms. ☊ standard ☊
Most of the houses are built of stone. ☊ stone ☊
Most people don't want to spend hours slaving over a hot stove (= cooking). ☊ stove ☊
Most of the letter consisted of a stream of abuse. ☊ stream ☊
Most of the audience was on the verge of tears. ☊ tear ☊
I have this theory that most people prefer being at work to being at home. ☊ theory ☊
Most of the students have a sound understanding of English grammar. ☊ understanding ☊
Not unexpectedly, most local business depends on tourism. ☊ unexpectedly ☊
Unlike most systems, this one is very easy to install. ☊ unlike ☊
unlikely (that...): It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven. ☊ unlikely ☊
The red squirrel has become virtually extinct in most of the country. ☊ virtually ☊
Most stars are not visible to the naked eye. ☊ visible ☊