Example sentences of "and about [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The percentage of pupils in independent schools is significantly lower in Scotland than in England and Wales : under 4% overall and about 9% of pupils over 16 ( though there is considerable variation from region to region ( 1984 figures : Walford , 1987 , Table 2 ) . |
| 2 | All patients received controlled O 2 and nebulised bronchodilators , and about 75% of patients in both groups received corticosteroids and antibiotics . |
| 3 | Williamson donated more than £500,000 to Lancaster and about £100,000 to Lytham St Annes , where he spent an increasing amount of time after 1913 . |
| 4 | About 50% of teenagers do develop acne and about 5% of women continue to suffer spot problems into late 20 's and early 30's . |
| 5 | It is known that 70% of PSC patients have coexisting ulcerative colitis , and about 5% of ulcerative colitis patients develop PSC . |
| 6 | I can honestly say that of the many hundreds of queries I have answered where fish were dead/unwell , probably less than 1% were suffering from disease caused by a pathogen ( causative organism ) , and about 5% from probable organic failure ( tumour , heart failure , and the like ) . |
| 7 | The result is that about 25% of total radiation is reflected from leaves , compared with 10–20% from bare soil and about 5% from water . |
| 8 | This seems reasonable and about 50% of these are situated on the Tyne . |
| 9 | Toyota reckon to get 50 to 100 suggestions each year from every employee and about 50% of them are accepted . |
| 10 | Indirect taxation in the form of VAT is a major source of UK tax revenue , accounting for about half of the take from commodity taxation and about 15% of total tax revenue . |
| 11 | A further 20% has been consigned by private Chinese people and about 15% from the storehouses of state-owned antique stores . |
| 12 | Compacts now account for almost all the Dutch market , four-fifths in Sweden and about 30% in Europe overall . |
| 13 | PeopleSoft Inc , Walnut Creek , California says it intends to file with the US Securities & Exchange Commission to offer about 350,000 new shares and about 1.2m to be sold by existing shareholders.The proceeds will be used for working capital . |
| 14 | But TCR- -positive DP cells have been detected in the late embryonic thymus and about 1% of TCR - -positive cells in the postnatal TCR- β mutant thymus are DP ( data not shown ) . |
| 15 | The work-heads cost about £7 , and the handles about £3 for the 1ft size , and about £9 for the 4ft 7in version . |
| 16 | The commercial paper was affirmed at A-2 , the outlook is stable , and about $3,300m of long-term debt is outstanding . |
| 17 | Price of oil falls from US$30 a barrel to $18 on perceptions of overwhelming allied military strength ; oil price stands just below $20 at end-January and about $18 at end-February . |
| 18 | Federal agents have seized dozens of bank accounts and about $30m in Florida office buildings , homes and other properties owned by Carlos Cardoen . |
| 19 | He quotes about £30,000 for a small inland farmhouse or ruin needing restoration and about £25,000 for a small apartment . |
| 20 | Electricity generated by the one remaining PWR was expected to cost 8p ( possibly 10p , according to one report ) a kilowatt hour against 3p for power from a modern coal-fired power station and about 2.5p from one of the advanced gas turbine power stations . |
| 21 | The Widdicombe Committee found that ‘ about 16% of … councillors who are in employment , and about 10% of all councillors , are employees of other local authorities , the majority of these being teachers ’ ( Widdicombe 1986 : 11 1 ) . |
| 22 | Long-tongued species are particularly well-represented in Madagascar , and about 10% of all the orchids in that island , i.e. some 70 species , have nectar-spurs , up to 8cm or longer . |
| 23 | The mutant form of the endonuclease R· Eco K ts-1 produced only 20% linear DNA at 30°C and about 10% at 42°C . |
| 24 | If Mercury consists of a largely iron core and a largely silicate mantle , then the core would account for about 80% of the mass and about 40% of the volume , which would make Mercury richer in iron than any other planet . |
| 25 | When asked their social class , about 70% of people in Great Britain identify themselves as working ( or ‘ upper working ’ ) class , and about 25% as middle class . |
| 26 | About 260 of Autobacs ' outlets are franchised and about 25% of the goods sold at these stores are own brands . |
| 27 | For those currencies in respect of which the home authorities allow bonds to be issued out of foreign centres , most structuring of issues and about 65% of primary issuance have taken place in London in recent years . |
| 28 | Form into a roll about 46cm/18in long and about 2.5cm/1in in diameter . |
| 29 | The depth needs to allow for about 75mm of rammed rubble or ballast and about 18mm of mortar , plus slab thickness |
| 30 | The total cost of each additional job is estimated at about £8,500 in the zones , and about £23,000 for additional jobs within the local area as a whole . |