Example sentences of "be estimated [that] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been estimated that over 100 GIS are in use in the United States . |
| 2 | In Rome alone , it has been estimated that over 340 million gallons a day were needed from the 11 great aqueducts which poured into the city . |
| 3 | For instance , it has been estimated that over 70 per cent of the North American Cordillera is made up of displaced terranes ( Fig. 3.31 ) . |
| 4 | It has been estimated that over 50 acres of Verulamium were laid waste c . |
| 5 | It has been estimated that over 10,000 duck of fifteen different species breed round the margins and islands of the lake , as well as whooper swans , great northern and red-throated divers , Slavonian grebes and greylag geese . |
| 6 | As a result , it 's been estimated that not many more than one per cent can be cultured at any one time . |
| 7 | It has been estimated that only 30 of the rufous hares survive outside captivity . |
| 8 | It has been estimated that around 70 consortia in all are arranging finance to participate in the auction for major independent television franchises , with the most attractive regions such as Thames , LWT , Granada , Central , TVS and Anglia likely to draw the toughest competition . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It has been estimated that about 20,000 office workers were displaced as a result of the recent bomb . |
| 11 | It has been estimated that about three per cent of all calls in busy TMAs result in conflicting transmissions . |
| 12 | It is estimated that over 30 species have become extinct while waiting for a listing . |
| 13 | It is estimated that over half the legal executives working in solicitors ' practices hold no formal qualification in law at all . |
| 14 | The economic burden of alcohol abuse falls not only on the individual and on the public purse , but also on employers : it is estimated that over 600 million is lost annually by employers through absenteeism , lateness , sickness , accidents and reduced efficiency resulting from excessive drinking . |
| 15 | It is estimated that approximately 500,000 adults in Great Britain suffer from agoraphobia to some extent . |
| 16 | Annually it is estimated that approximately 75 per cent of those aged 65 and over will visit their family doctor . |
| 17 | It is estimated that around two-fifths of the settlement will be needed to pay off the syndicate 's American lawyers ( who had taken on the case on a " no win , no pay " basis ) . |
| 18 | It is estimated that around 600 pupils at present receive assistance for literacy and numeracy difficulties but the Government has baulked at estimating how many children suffer from dyslexia . |
| 19 | 1981 ) , when it is estimated that as many as 96% of all marine species died out ( Raup , 1979 ) . |
| 20 | It is estimated that as many as one in five people suffers from PMLE . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Indeed , it is estimated that as much as one-third of Alexandria 's population in the first century was Jewish . |
| 23 | Of some 200,000 children displaced by the war , it is estimated that about 80,000 are not in school . |
| 24 | In the USA it is estimated that about 80 per cent of collective agreements are confined to employees of a single company and about two-thirds are limited to a single plant ( Cohen , 1975 ) . |
| 25 | It is estimated that about 80 million tonnes of industrial waste arise each year in the United Kingdom , all of which is dealt with in this country . |
| 26 | It is estimated that about 75 per cent of the union 's members in Hackney and Tower Hamlets voted in the ballot , supported officially by NUT national leaders . |
| 27 | It is estimated that about 20 per cent of current models would qualify . |
| 28 | It is estimated that about 15 per cent of the population , mostly in the rural areas , earn less than Z$100 a year , and it is this group which is facing the most difficulties in keeping their children at school . |
| 29 | It is estimated that overall some 23,304 requests were satisfied : 14,989 from Scottish libraries and 8,315 from elsewhere . |
| 30 | On the other hand , in many instances the repossession order is not carried out and it is estimated that only 60 per cent of orders eventually result in repossession . |