Example sentences of "such a extent [conj] [pron] are " in BNC.
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| 1 | Estimates of the extent of desertification vary ; the Gaia atlas of planet management ( Myers 1985 ) , for example , suggests that c. 10 per cent of the 700 million people that inhabit the arid and semi-arid zones are living in areas that are becoming impoverished and that c. 12 million ha of land are degraded annually to such an extent that they are agriculturally unproductive . |
| 2 | For example , Goreau and de Mello ( 1988 ) have shown that deforestation in Amazonia has appreciably altered the fluxes of carbon dioxide , nitrous oxide and methane from denuded soils to such an extent that they are likely to exacerbate the greenhouse effect , and thus mitigating measures should be undertaken which involve rainforest conservation as well as controls on combustion sources . |
| 3 | These people are afraid of anger to such an extent that they are dishonest . |
| 4 | While for some this is a welcome development , for many others this structural change in the labour market reduces the income and the company welfare benefits of those concerned to such an extent that they are made inferior to their colleagues in the primary labour market . |
| 5 | … are we prepared to put our signature to a treaty which will erode the power and influence of Members of this House to such an extent that they are incapable of delivering the natural and legitimate aspirations of their constituents ? |
| 6 | Chief executive Bill Cockburn said that despite the recession Royal Mail had increased ‘ efficiency and productivity to such an extent that we are able to share this success with our customers ’ . |