Example sentences of "estimate [that] some [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harwood ( 1986 ) estimated that some 2–3 m of the uppermost Permian Cadeby Formation has been replaced by ( former ) anhydrite within the subsurface of Yorkshire , but in other carbonate formations within the Zechstein Basin more considerable amounts of replacement have probably taken place . |
| 2 | In 1987 , a consultant 's report estimated that some 250 jobs ( including road haulage , etc. ) were generated by Scandinavian trade . |
| 3 | One effect of this strategy was to create a large number of internal refugees — some reports estimating that some 150,000 Cambodians were displaced during 1990 , either by being forcibly moved in to the interior by SOC troops , or by fleeing from Khmer Rouge attack . |
| 4 | All in all , in 1975 it was estimated that some 145,000 persons lived in a mobile home of some type . |
| 5 | In all , it was estimated that some 110 bills — all of which sought to restrict access to abortion to some degree — had been introduced in 47 state legislatures since July 1989 . |
| 6 | In this brutal war , it is estimated that some 60,000 civilians were killed up to 1989 , before the 1989 to 1990 round of fighting which is thought to have claimed over a thousand lives . |
| 7 | Appearance money or guarantees previously were illegal — though not unknown — and under the new system it has been estimated that some top players ( Lendl and Boris Becker make around £1.5 million a year ) could increase their annual earnings by 40 per cent . |
| 8 | In Sweden in 1988 it was estimated that some 15,000 lakes were acidified , just over 1,800 of which were ‘ seriously ’ acidified ; 100,000 km of rivers and streams were also affected . |
| 9 | Brian Wood , a pest research officer , estimates that some 240 rats live in each hectare of plantation . |
| 10 | The Institute of Mining and Metallurgy estimates that some 400 jobs could be created by the recent exploration successes . |
| 11 | They suggest that the species could take up to 70 years to recover , and estimate that some 150,000 murres died as a result of the spill . |