Example sentences of "is about [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cost of simply keeping the Falklands going is approximately £20,000 per person per year ( compared with Britain , where the figure is about £4,500 per person ) . |
| 2 | ( The difference in cost is about £270 for a surgical abortion — a D and C or vacuum extraction — and £75 for the Abortion Pill treatment . ) |
| 3 | The going rate for solicitors in Bradford to work on such legislation is about £60 per hour , whereas the in-house price is about £14 per hour . |
| 4 | The total cost is about £100 per student . |
| 5 | The going rate for solicitors in Bradford to work on such legislation is about £60 per hour , whereas the in-house price is about £14 per hour . |
| 6 | Per student per year , general practitioners ' funding is about 50% of the hospital rate . |
| 7 | The submaximal plateau was induced with an intravenous infusion of histamine acid phosphate ( 16 nmol kg - 1 h - 1 ; 0.005 mg kg - 1 h - 1 ) because previous work in this department has shown that this concentration will produce a plateau of secretion that is about 50% of maximal . |
| 8 | The national average of Direct Build Costs on a ‘ self management ’ basis , by a competent private individual on a directly employed labour basis , using local tradesmen and without providing any labour themselves , is about £32–£36 per sq ft . |
| 9 | A spokesman for ‘ WONDERS ’ told The Art Newspaper , ‘ The approximate total guarantee is about $300,000 in cash for loan of the Ottoman objects , some of which goes to restoration ’ . |
| 10 | In pharmaceuticals , its R&D spending is about 15% of sales , on a par with the industry average . |
| 11 | A good average intake is about 20g per day . |
| 12 | The water level in the additional pond is about 4″ below the capping stones and the water depth is 25″ which , for me , is ideal . |
| 13 | The maximum diameter of this window , at the equator , is about 150° of longitude — so for the satellite to be able , say , to ‘ see ’ Singapore on the very western periphery of what one might call ‘ the economists ’ Pacific' — a definition we will consider m- a moment — its window must end in the east somewhere near the longitude of Mexico City . |
| 14 | As most Cardiff property developers know , in the docklands the average annual rent is about £14.50 per sq ft , while it is under £10 in Merthyr . |
| 15 | In flats with central heating , rent includes the cost of heating and is about £3.00 per week higher . |
| 16 | In these TCR -β transgenic scid mice the number of double-positive cells reaches only about 2% of wild-type level and the total number of thymocytes is about 3% of wild-type . |
| 17 | The price is about £940,403 ex VAT , which represents very good value for a yacht of this class . |
| 18 | Extrapolating these results to human diets , the lowest calcium concentration used in the present study ( 25 µmol/g ) reflects a daily intake of calcium of about 12.5 mmol ( 500 mg ) which is about 60% of the recommended dietary allowance for calcium . |
| 19 | The result is that the aircraft is about 30° off the inbound holding track , with less than half a minute to run to the holding point . |
| 20 | A Sony mobile phone costs around £299 , subscription to Cellnet Lifetime is about £15 per month , and calls are generally charged at 20p a minute off-peak and 50p a minute peak time — all in all , a reasonable price to pay for peace of mind . |
| 21 | Collins only wants a wife because he feels that in the eyes of society it is about time for him to be married and to have settled down in life . |
| 22 | The fee is about £300 plus VAT excluding transport costs — or they can re-enamel the bath in situ . |
| 23 | In flats with central heating , rent includes the cost of heating and is about £2.50 per week higher . |
| 24 | However , the maximum we can get is 60% , and assuming we go for the 386 , which seems sensible , the cost is about £800 plus VAT , ie about £940 , and 60% of that is £564 , leaving a shortfall of about £400 which would have to come from the Birthday Rides grant . |
| 25 | It also has a new non-upgradable entry model , the 9402 A02 , which supports up to seven workstations and is about £6,000 with OS/400 — available only in the UK , Italy and one or two other European markets — not the US or Japan . |
| 26 | The cap stone is about 12ft by 9ft and is supported by other stones . |
| 27 | Price is about £17 per pair . |