Example sentences of "it [is] estimated that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's estimated that 80% of burglaries are committed by casual opportunists , and in three out of ten thefts the burglar does n't have to use force to gain entry — open windows and unlocked doors make life very easy for him . |
| 2 | It is estimated that changes at both Broughton and Filton have already saved £100,000 a year in transport costs . |
| 3 | If that rate of increase continues it is estimated that methyl bromide could account for one-sixth of ozone loss by 2000 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | By 1793 it is estimated that West Prussia — the area that now contained Danzig and Pomerania — had a total population of around 647,000 . |
| 6 | It is estimated that smoking causes some 100,000 premature deaths every year [ 1 ] . |
| 7 | It is estimated that smoking causes 100,000 premature deaths every year [ 1 ] . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It is estimated that Leigh Environmental deposited 400 million gallons of toxic liquids into the old workings . |
| 10 | It is estimated that divergence of new world-old world monkeys-hominoid lineage happened about 50 million years ago , indicating that the P3A exon is conserved through primate evolution . |
| 11 | It is estimated that lead reaches toxic levels in the blood of 17 per cent of urban children under school age . |
| 12 | It is estimated that agreement on the whole GATT package could increase global economic activity by $4,000 billion within a decade . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In contrast to this it is estimated that alcohol is a factor in 30 per cent of murders , 45 per cent of assaults and 88 per cent of criminal damage arrests . |
| 15 | At this rate it is estimated that poachers could finish off Zimbabwe 's last rhino by the end of 1994 . |
| 16 | In spite of the law , however , it is estimated that children aged 11–16 in Britain spend up to £90 million a year on cigarettes [ 16 ] . |