Example sentences of "[pron] is [vb pp] that about " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is estimated that about 75 per cent of the union 's members in Hackney and Tower Hamlets voted in the ballot , supported officially by NUT national leaders . |
| 2 | It is estimated that about a third of the population of Germany perished in the struggle . |
| 3 | It is estimated that about 15 per cent of the population , mostly in the rural areas , earn less than Z$100 a year , and it is this group which is facing the most difficulties in keeping their children at school . |
| 4 | Of some 200,000 children displaced by the war , it is estimated that about 80,000 are not in school . |
| 5 | It is estimated that about a third of these accidents result from damaged pavements . |
| 6 | It is estimated that about 40% of children below the age of 10 years are infected with threadworms , but many may not show the ‘ itching ’ symptoms . |
| 7 | In the USA it is estimated that about 80 per cent of collective agreements are confined to employees of a single company and about two-thirds are limited to a single plant ( Cohen , 1975 ) . |
| 8 | For example , it is estimated that about 60% of Down 's syndrome and other trisomic syndromes can be detected using the triple test ( maternal serum α fetoprotein , unconjugated oestriol , and human chorionic gonadotrophin , combined with maternal age ) . |
| 9 | It is estimated that about 80 million tonnes of industrial waste arise each year in the United Kingdom , all of which is dealt with in this country . |
| 10 | It is estimated that about 20 per cent of current models would qualify . |
| 11 | It is thought that about a third of conceptuses fail to develop into an embryo . |
| 12 | It is claimed that about half of the almost 4,000 senior management posts in companies controlled directly or indirectly by INI were ‘ superfluous sinecures ’ ( Graham 1985 : 97 ) , available for distribution as political favours . |
| 13 | It is anticipated that about 300,000 traders will be required to complete SSDs . |