Example sentences of "is [verb] [that] [num] " in BNC.
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| 31 | By the end of this century , it is hoped that 11,000 students will be benefiting from a Bristol education , an increase of 50% on current student numbers . |
| 32 | IT is hoped that 1993 will see the first working of an ex-B.R. main line loco on the former Mangotsfield to Bath branch when Bulleid Un rebuilt Battle of Britain 34072 ‘ 257 Squadron ’ makes a visit to the Avon Valley Railway . |
| 33 | In addition cars are being converted to run on compressed natural gas ( CNG ) and it is hoped that 200,000 will have been modified by 1990 . |
| 34 | The police investigation is continuing , but it is believed that two plastic barrels containing some 300 lb of home-made explosive were placed beside the roadside hedge and detonated by command wire from a vantage point overlooking the scene . |
| 35 | It was directed at ministers and social workers , and it is believed that one Orkney social worker was invited to that seminar , as well as a Baptist minister who had helped to organise the summer camp on Rousay . |
| 36 | It is believed that one of them moved the regulator and opened it up with the result that the train was soon out of control . |
| 37 | It is believed that 53 was renumbered 17 and 52 remained as an addition to the fleet . |
| 38 | It is believed that 96 followers of Koresh , including 17 children , remain inside the compound . |
| 39 | No Monday last , when the designs were first displayed to the public , it is believed that 10,000 persons visited the exhibition ; on Tuesday , when the crowd was somewhat less , 7,000 were present ; and on Wednesday the numbers again reached to 10,000 . |
| 40 | In Britain it is estimated that eighty-three per cent of these carers have no outside help whatsoever . |
| 41 | Exports of the bird have increased sharply in recent years ; last year it is estimated that 500 of the remaining 2,000 birds were exported from Indonesia , while 200 more died in an Indonesian export house . |
| 42 | It is estimated that seventy thousand old barns survive , many in poor condition . |
| 43 | It is estimated that 60,000 sites are worthy of scheduling . |
| 44 | Of an edition of Luther 's Bible printed in Wittenberg in 1534 , it is estimated that 100,000 copies were sold in forty years . |
| 45 | It is estimated that three-quarters of the region 's population eat pies regularly both at home and outside . |
| 46 | It is estimated that one heavy rainstorm could bring disaster . |
| 47 | It is estimated that two-thirds of those with impaired hearing suffer from tinnitus , but it is almost unknown in the born deaf who have never experienced sound . |
| 48 | And yet it is estimated that two-thirds of companies fail to employ their quota of registered disabled and only two government departments employ 3 per cent disabled . |
| 49 | The business gift sector is characterised by seasonal demand , and it is estimated that 80 per cent of this business is conducted in the last two months of every year . |
| 50 | In the UK , it is estimated that 1 in 4 people are overweight , grade 1 obesity , the major reasons for dieting are cosmetic and a sense of well-being . |
| 51 | Based on a national postal survey to chief constables in 1986 , it is estimated that 75–80 000 young people are reported as missing each year in Britain ( De'Ath , 1987 ) . |
| 52 | Indeed , it is estimated that one-half of them have to depend on state benefits . |
| 53 | It is estimated that 60 per cent of the rural population of Latin America lives in conditions of poverty ( ECLAC/FAO 1985 ) . |
| 54 | Latin America 's nutritional levels are higher than in many other parts of the Third world , and yet it is estimated that 15 per cent of the region 's children suffer from medium to high-level malnutrition , which means , given the differences within the region , high levels in some areas ( López Cordovez 1982 ) . |
| 55 | FLOORS It is estimated that 15 per cent of home heat is lost through timber floors . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | In America , it is estimated that 25 per cent of paperback sales are through supermarkets ; the romance title is rigorously marketed like any other brand-name ; like chocolate bars , the newest variety is given prominence on the sales stands . |
| 58 | It is estimated that 1,000 courses were built in England in 1990 alone . |
| 59 | It is estimated that 1,000 units could be sold at £1 each . |
| 60 | It is estimated that 24 per cent of Mediterranean beaches are unsuitable for swimming because of the sewage risk alone . |