Example sentences of "of approximately [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aims of Reflexology are : to relax stress and tension , the cause of approximately 75% of today 's diseases and ailments ; to relieve blocked nerve impulses that end in the feet , to improve circulation , for it is at the feet that the blood , as it is pumped around the body , changes direction . |
| 2 | ‘ In the current year , is spite of satisfactory carpet division trading , Stoddard Sekers ’ results have been undermined by a rise of approximately 75% in Chinese raw silk prices . |
| 3 | Using this argument , a ratio of general government expenditure on goods and services of approximately 32% of National Income would appear to be the most appropriate measure . |
| 4 | A gentle ‘ D ’ profile facilitates comfort and positive note location , aided by a slim and consistent depth of approximately 22mm along the neck 's entire length . |
| 5 | If you could make a profit of approximately £2,500 per week for the fourteen or so unoccupied weeks ( a big if ! ) you would turn that excess of expenditure over income into an income surplus . |
| 6 | Cell accommodation is divided into single or two-storey blocks , each comprising 60 to 80 cells of approximately 2m in width and 3 to 4m long , with a barred , ‘ gate-type ’ door at each end . |
| 7 | Note that the low-pass , m-derived T-section corresponding to m = 0.3 has inductance 0.15L in each series arm compared with 0.5L in each series arm of the prototype and capacitance 0.3C in series with inductance of approximately 0.76L in the shunt arm compared with just capacitance C in the shunt arm of the prototype . |
| 8 | The Foreign Ministers signed an accord granting approximately US$53,000,000 in immediate EC aid ( which was expected to have risen to a total of approximately $147,000,000 by 1993 ) to help reactivate Central American trade as a means to strengthen the region 's current peace initiatives . |
| 9 | ‘ We believe the development will cost somewhere in the region of £450,000 with a unit cost per flat of approximately £25,000 to £30,000 . |
| 10 | De Benedetti cited a payment of approximately $7m to Giuseppe Lo Moro for a contract to equip the Italian state Postal Service . |
| 11 | For flats and houses , if we assume an average rent of approximately £35 per week , this means a student will have £16.19 per week for food , heating , clothing , insurance and entertainment etc . |
| 12 | First , if the economy in general and industry in particular are operating substantially below capacity , how can the existence of a current account deficit of approximately 2% of GDP be explained ? |
| 13 | In that year , even the official figures show that total net saving of all enterprises was negative , at a rate of approximately $250 per worker . |