Example sentences of "[pers pn] be estimated [that] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's estimated that 80% of burglaries are committed by casual opportunists , and in three out of ten thefts the burglar does n't have to use force to gain entry — open windows and unlocked doors make life very easy for him . |
| 2 | It is estimated that changes at both Broughton and Filton have already saved £100,000 a year in transport costs . |
| 3 | It is estimated that divergence of new world-old world monkeys-hominoid lineage happened about 50 million years ago , indicating that the P3A exon is conserved through primate evolution . |
| 4 | It is estimated that agreement on the whole GATT package could increase global economic activity by $4,000 billion within a decade . |
| 5 | They also reduce land loss , since it is estimated that channels with 50 per cent tree and shrub cover on both banks require only approximately half the width for a given volume of bankfull flood-water speeding through the channel , compared to treeless brooks which erode out into the adjacent fields . |
| 6 | It was estimated that $85,000,000 of this would go to Drexel 's fixed creditors , while the remainder would be split between the various litigants at the discretion of the court and Securities Exchange Commission . |
| 7 | It was estimated that families in Easthall were paying £1 million between them each year heating the sky above Glasgow because as soon as they turned on the heat , it went straight out their windows and walls . |
| 8 | It was estimated that sales of the detector to Otis had earned the employer over £4 million during the period 1982 to 1986 and the revenue generated by these sales represented at least 80% of the employer 's turnover . |