All but
All but adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Precise
Precise adjective - Meeting the highest standard of accuracy.
Both terms in one sentence
- Using the imperial measurements would put you within a few millimeters, but on equipment so precise, outside tolerance for all but the 5 1/4 inch.
Source: Non Indicative Name / Real Life -
All of these were granted sapience and powers by Guthix to maintain the banishment of gods from the world in his absence (he entered hibernation to abide by his own banishment); all but Ocellus were given precise roles in this mandate.
Source: Uplifted Animal -
The Dev Team Thinks of Everything: Nearly every possible route through the levels was foreseen by the developers, and then all but one of those routes were all filled with unavoidable death traps to limit the player to using only a single precise route.
Source: Video Game / Syobon Action
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