We study the transparency T of nuclei for nucleons knocked-out in highenergy semi-inclusive (e, e ′ p) reactions, using an improved theoretical input, discussed by Nikolaev et al. We establish that neglect of N N -correlations between the knocked-out and core nucleons reduces nuclear transparencies by ≈ 15% for light, to ≈ 10% for heavy nuclei. About the same is predicted for transparencies, integrated over the transverse or longitudinal momentum of the outgoing proton. Hadron dynamics predicts a roughly constant T beyond Q 2 ≈2 GeV 2 , whereas for all targets the largest measured data point Q 2 =6.7GeV 2 appears to lie above that plateau. Large error bars on those data-points preclude a conclusion regarding the onset of colour transparency. In the past few years there has been a keen interest in high-energy semi-inclusive (SI)A(e, e ′ p)X reactions, from which one wishes to extract the transparency T of nuclei for a knocked-out nucleon. Special interest centers on the possibility that from some threshold on, and initially growing with Q 2 , the medium is far more transparent than hadronic dynamics predicts. QCD in fact predicts such behaviour. Depending on the circumstances, it allocates to the state of a knocked-out proton during the time it passes a nucleus, a small-sized nonhadronic component. For it the medium has an anomalously large (colour) transparencyThe recently published SLAC NE18 experiment with electron 4-momentum transfers 1 ≤ Q 2 (GeV 2 ) ≤ 6.7 on various targets [2,3], has been considered to be a possible testing ground for the onset of CT. An obvious prerequisite for its detection is a demonstration that standard hadronic dynamics is not capable to account for the data. This is only possible if both available data and predictions are accurate.The above explains maybe the veritable plethora of published predictions which not infrequently refer to different dynamic input elements or kinematic details [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Moreover, while data have been taken and analyzed, there had been no definitive information available on experimental details such as cuts on missing mass and momenta, or detector acceptances.This rendered uncertain, which calculated transparency should ultimately be compared with data and invited tests of the sensitivity of predicted transparencies for extremeThe present note is an outgrow of work by Nikolaev and co-workers, especially Refs. [6,7] and also of [12]. In all, one considers SI reactions where the projectile excites high-lying core states. Application of closure over those states leads to the SI coincidence cross section, integrated over the electron energy loss. The corresponding transparency will for brevity be called the energy integrated one, T E .In general one considers situations where cuts have been applied, i.e. when the underlying