Example sentences of "[pers pn] be estimated [that] [noun] " 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 | If that rate of increase continues it is estimated that methyl bromide could account for one-sixth of ozone loss by 2000 . |
| 4 | Where it is estimated that road noise on properties will be greater than the recommended maximum level of 68 dB ( A ) , noise intrusion should be reduced by the formation of earth mounds wherever possible and landscaped as part of the roadworks . |
| 5 | By 1793 it is estimated that West Prussia — the area that now contained Danzig and Pomerania — had a total population of around 647,000 . |
| 6 | It is estimated that smoking causes some 100,000 premature deaths every year [ 1 ] . |
| 7 | It is estimated that smoking causes 100,000 premature deaths every year [ 1 ] . |
| 8 | Recently it has become possible to convert simultaneously wood chips of a hundred or more hardwood species into paper pulp , which is important , as it is estimated that paper consumption will increase more than that of timber . |
| 9 | It is estimated that Leigh Environmental deposited 400 million gallons of toxic liquids into the old workings . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It is estimated that lead reaches toxic levels in the blood of 17 per cent of urban children under school age . |
| 12 | It is estimated that agreement on the whole GATT package could increase global economic activity by $4,000 billion within a decade . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In contrast to this it is estimated that alcohol is a factor in 30 per cent of murders , 45 per cent of assaults and 88 per cent of criminal damage arrests . |
| 15 | At this rate it is estimated that poachers could finish off Zimbabwe 's last rhino by the end of 1994 . |
| 16 | In spite of the law , however , it is estimated that children aged 11–16 in Britain spend up to £90 million a year on cigarettes [ 16 ] . |
| 17 | It was estimated that Exxon 's 1989 operation had left up to 7,000,000 gallons of oil ( of the 11,000,000 gallons originally spilt ) in the affected area , largely on its coastline . |
| 18 | Under ideal conditions it was estimated that ice formation could exert a maximum pressure of around 200 MPa ( at which point the freezing temperature is -22°C ) , but it was appreciated that this theoretical maximum pressure could never be attained under natural conditions , not the least because it far exceeded the tensile strength of most rocks ( around 25 MPa ) . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Following the government retreat over the terms of the Directive in 1988 it was estimated that Anglian would have to spend £60-£70 million over the following 10 years to clean up the water supplies of Bedford and Norwich , along with a total 25 supplies that had been subject to derogations . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | But in 1990 , it was estimated that Japan 's drift net fishery was responsible for the deaths of 41 million sea creatures other than those it was seeking to catch . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | It was estimated that closure would result in a net saving of roughly £2,923 per annum . |
| 25 | It was estimated that James made around £100,000 from his criminal activities . |
| 26 | It was estimated that Canada 's 1990 wheat crop was 28,600,000 tonnes , the second largest recorded , and 4,200,000 tonnes more than in 1989 . |
| 27 | The fall in output had affected employment , especially in urban areas , and it was estimated that unemployment stood at 4 per cent in 1989 , double the previous year 's figure . |
| 28 | It was estimated that Miller out-spent Young during the campaign by a ratio of 5:1 . |