Example sentences of "[subord] it [be] estimate [conj] " in BNC.

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1 This is particularly apparent in Central America , where it is estimated that seasonal migrants make up 70 per cent of the labour force employed in agriculture .
2 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 .
3 The Group operated primarily in [ location ] where it is estimated that it holds a 16% share of the replacement window market , above that of any competitor .
4 Worst affected is Somalia , where it 's estimated that three children are dying every minute .
5 The Chairman of English Heritage noted that , together with the £2 million awarded last year , the present sum will help maintain the buildings for posterity , ( although it is estimated that in all £185 million is needed for essential repairs over the next decade ) .
6 Although it was estimated that a further 2,000 more police would be needed to cope with rapidly rising crime ( 40,000 more crimes were reported in 1989 compared with 1988 , and there were 100,000 unsolved cases ) , an estimated 3,540 had left the force for more lucrative jobs as security guards .
7 That is , a confirmation will be significant if it is estimated that it is unlikely to eventuate in the light of the background knowledge of the time .
8 The controversy aroused strong emotions because it was estimated that at least 27,000 Italians sent by Mussolini to fight in Russia had perished from cold , disease and starvation after being taken prisoner .
9 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 .
10 Moreover , there would be considerable scope for a centrally planned scheme of retraction across the six hospitals , since it was estimated that there would be a 34–42 per cent reduction in the psychiatric hospital population by 1986 .
11 1981 ) , when it is estimated that as many as 96% of all marine species died out ( Raup , 1979 ) .
12 As it is estimated that 25 per cent of schoolchildren will have a sight problem that needs attention ( Optical Information Council ) it is essential that vision screening procedures should be effective .
13 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 .
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