Example sentences of "be estimated [that] [adj] [noun pl] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RECYCLED PAPER It is estimated that certain plastics will take over 400 years to disintegrate , so that is why we are introducing more recyclable plastic , which can be melted down and re-used . |
| 2 | In Western Europe it is estimated that new cars will become , on average , 2% more fuel efficient per year to 1990 , Europe 's motor manufacturers having given the commitment to governments to improve the fuel efficiency of their 1985 models by 10% over the 1978 efficiency level . |
| 3 | It is estimated that 1,000 units could be sold at £1 each . |
| 4 | From these figures , it was calculated that it would take some 100 years for the cut and cut-and-burnt sites to attain biomass levels of the original forest , while for the bulldozed forests , it is estimated that 1000 years would be needed . |
| 5 | It was estimated that 40,000 houses would be built over three years with this money , to house some 250,000 people . |
| 6 | most school librarians have experience of pupils losing library tickets , it was estimated that individual cards would need replacing regularly . |