Example sentences of "[be] estimated [that] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A positive correlation has indeed been reported between the number of prescriptions for psychotropic drugs issued by general practitioners in England and Wales and the rate of deliberate self-poisoning , and it has been estimated that a reduction of 1000 psychotropic prescriptions would be associated with 3.8 fewer admissions as a result of deliberate self-poisoning ( Forster and Frost 1985 ) . |
| 2 | It has been estimated that a 5% excess in purchasing costs can lead to a 25% reduction in profits . |
| 3 | It has been estimated that a tax on books and periodicals might add as much as £250m to the Exchequer . |
| 4 | It is estimated that a fall in oil prices costs the Soviet Union about $500 million per dollar off the price of crude . |
| 5 | It is estimated that a database of this size could contain the following ( note that these figures are only estimates ) : |
| 6 | According to a report by the Senate committee on violence and pacification which was monitoring acts of political violence carried out by the Maoist Shining Path ( Sendero Luminoso ) , the Tupac Amarú Revolutionary Movement ( Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amarú — MRTA ) , right-wing death squads and other extremist groups and also , in 1989 , links between rebel groups and drug traffickers , it was estimated that a total of 3,198 people were killed as a result of such activity in the course of 1989 , compared with 1,986 in 1988 . |
| 7 | In 1881 , the leader of the Blue Ribbon Mission came to town and it was estimated that a quarter of the 32,000 population were ‘ blue-ribboners ’ , or had taken the pledge . |
| 8 | It was estimated that a lattice network of sone 80 transmitters would give nationwide coverage , with more than 80% of road traffic covered from only 20 stations . |