It can undergo pupillary light reflex to such an extent that the eye is essentially shut off.

But advocates for people with disabilities say they have been essentially shut out of many Internet stores.

AP said with workers having left the Longview port the terminal was "essentially shut".

The fast-break game and backdoor movement that keyed the Nets' 104-97 victory was essentially shut down.

Most of his friends had died; his immune system was essentially shut down and he had lost 75 pounds.

And it has essentially shut the public out of the process.

The officials have been concerned because of the complaints raised by smaller Internet companies that say the merger would essentially shut them out of business.

But they remain essentially shut out of Congressional decision-making processes.

While in this state, Wolverine's conscious mind essentially shut down and the primal, savage instincts brought on by his mutation took over.

The country's film industry was essentially shut down: all but one film studio was closed.