Example sentences of "be estimate that as [det] " in BNC.

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1 It has been estimated that as many as 10% of old people admitted to hospital are there as a direct result of drugs prescribed by their GP ( Age Concern , 1977 ) , and Phillipson ( 1982 ) suggests that much over-prescription of drugs is a conscious attempt to control the medical demands on the health service by older people .
2 1981 ) , when it is estimated that as many as 96% of all marine species died out ( Raup , 1979 ) .
3 It is estimated that as many as one in five people suffers from PMLE .
4 It is estimated that as much as 98% of dioxin intake by humans comes to us through the food chain , notably meat , milk , fish and eggs .
5 Indeed , it is estimated that as much as one-third of Alexandria 's population in the first century was Jewish .
6 It was estimated that as many as a third of all members were either put out of work or seriously under employed , and students found great difficulty in obtaining placements in architects ' offices .
7 By early 1990 , it was estimated that as many as 30,000 Mozambicans were accommodated in the Ukwimi refugee settlement , in Eastern Province .
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