Example sentences of "remain [adj] [prep] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keyboard studies remain paramount for about a third of music college undergraduates although opportunities are provided for the learning of a second instrument or singing . |
| 2 | It will remain soft for about 24 hours if kept in this way . |
| 3 | The xenon atoms remain polarised for about half an hour . |
| 4 | Depending on the rate of gastric secretion , the concentration of sodium ions in gastric juice varies between about 5 and 50 mmol/l , whereas the concentration of sodium ions in bile and duodenal and pancreatic juices remain constant at about 150 mmol/l . |
| 5 | If correctly mixed , Gyproc cove adhesive will remain usable for about 30 minutes after mixing , and will set hard in about an hour . |
| 6 | Although most polls suggest Labour 's support has remained steady at about 40 per cent for much of the campaign , while the Tories have lost ground to the Liberal Democrats , the difference between the two main parties is still within the margin of error . |
| 7 | The Unionist vote remained stable at about 27,000 but the SDLP/Republican Clubs vote fell from 25,500 to just under 23,000 . |
| 8 | Between 1851 and 1911 , the number of Edinburgh women listed by the census as milliner/dressmaker remained constant at about 4,500 . |
| 9 | The number considered below fully standard remained constant at about 8200 , and the number considered to be fully standard increased from 5500 to 8100 . |