Example sentences of "[be] estimated [conj] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been estimated that some 85 per cent of these are of Augustan date . |
| 2 | Appearance money or guarantees previously were illegal — though not unknown — and under the new system it has been estimated that some top players ( Lendl and Boris Becker make around £1.5 million a year ) could increase their annual earnings by 40 per cent . |
| 3 | Now it is estimated that some 38 per cent of people are literate — but the figure for women is only 22 per cent . |
| 4 | In this brutal war , it is estimated that some 60,000 civilians were killed up to 1989 , before the 1989 to 1990 round of fighting which is thought to have claimed over a thousand lives . |
| 5 | It is estimated that some 30 per cent of the overhead and marketing budget represents the cost of production and distribution of brochures . |
| 6 | Of these 133 new Majlis members , it was estimated that some 55 were supporters of Rafsanjani and that many of the remainder were reported to be independent candidates likely to align themselves with the President 's faction . |
| 7 | All in all , in 1975 it was estimated that some 145,000 persons lived in a mobile home of some type . |
| 8 | In all , it was estimated that some 110 bills — all of which sought to restrict access to abortion to some degree — had been introduced in 47 state legislatures since July 1989 . |
| 9 | In Sweden in 1988 it was estimated that some 15,000 lakes were acidified , just over 1,800 of which were ‘ seriously ’ acidified ; 100,000 km of rivers and streams were also affected . |
| 10 | Turnout was estimated as some 60 per cent in the elections , the first to be held under a new electoral law [ see pp. 37274 ; 37707 ] and using a new voter roll which increased the total electorate to some 36,000,000 eligible voters . |